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TESSERACT
Definition of TESSERACT
noun
The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).
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Where it comes from
Word created by Charles Howard Hinton, in his book A New Era of Thought published in 1888, from Ancient Greek tessara- (“four-”) + Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).
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.
TESSERACT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TESSERACT starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEERSSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, E and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TESSER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TESSERACT?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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