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TAXONOMICAL
Definition of TAXONOMICAL
adjective
Of or pertaining to taxonomy.
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Other senses
TAXONOMICAL carries 2 further meanings.
Same as taxonomic.
adjective
of or relating to taxonomy
“a taxonomic designation”
Word DNA
How it is built
TAXONOMICAL in a sentence
“What's implied before the lights go down and performers-with-nets try to catch a huge Grasshopper is the too-scientific, non-rapturous way how we capture insects (or any living thing), pin them to a specimen board (or a spreadsheet, a database, a PowerPoint template), examine them, and attribute taxonomical relationships.”
James Scarborough: "Ovo," Cirque du Soleil, Santa Monica Pier, 2012
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TAXONOMICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 401 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAXONOMICAL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACILMNOOTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start TAXONOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TAXONOMICAL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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