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TOPIARIES
Definition of TOPIARIES
noun
plural of topiary
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Another sense
TOPIARIES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of topiary.
Word DNA
TOPIARIES inherits its ancestry from its root, TOPIARY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TOPIARY · 1 relative in the game
TOPIARIES in a sentence
“Her reception would look like an enchanted garden, complete with floral topiaries, butterfly accents, decorative grasses and moss, chiffon and sheer fabrics, wrought-iron candelabras, and rustic urns.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TOPIARIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 172 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TOPIARIES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIIOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start TOPIAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TOPIARIES?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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