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TEREDO
Definition of TEREDO
noun
A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
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Where it comes from
From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TEREDO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEREDO starts with T and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read DEEORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TEREDO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TEREDO?
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 63 - and most players walked straight past it.
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