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TERRAFORM
Definition of TERRAFORM
verb
To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Terra (“planet Earth”) + -form (“having the form of”). Coined by American science fiction author Jack Williamson in 1942 as part of his novella Collision Orbit.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TERRAFORM · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TERRAFORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 155, 22 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERRAFORM starts with T and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEFMORRRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TERRAF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TERRAFORM?
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 155 - and most players walked straight past it.
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