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THERMOCLINES
Definition of THERMOCLINES
noun
plural of thermocline
noun
A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
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Word DNA
THERMOCLINES inherits its ancestry from its root, THERMOCLINE.
How it is built
Same root, THERMOCLINE · 1 relative 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.
THERMOCLINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THERMOCLINES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILMNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found THERMOCLINES?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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