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THYLACINES
Definition of THYLACINES
noun
plural of thylacine
noun
A carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
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Word DNA
THYLACINES inherits its ancestry from its root, THYLACINE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THYLACINE · 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.
THYLACINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THYLACINES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEHILNSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found THYLACINES?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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