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THERMOPILES
Definition of THERMOPILES
noun
plural of thermopile
noun
An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
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Word DNA
THERMOPILES inherits its ancestry from its root, THERMOPILE.
How it is built
Same root, THERMOPILE · 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.
THERMOPILES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 102, 30 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THERMOPILES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHILMOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start THERMOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THERMOPILES?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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