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TERRAFORMING
Definition of TERRAFORMING
noun
The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.
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Word DNA
TERRAFORMING inherits its ancestry from its root, TERRAFORM.
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.
TERRAFORMING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERRAFORMING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEFGIMNORRRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TERRAFOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TERRAFORMING?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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