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TREPONEMAS
Definition of TREPONEMAS
noun
plural of treponema
noun
Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases.
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Word DNA
TREPONEMAS inherits its ancestry from its root, TREPONEMA.
How it is built
Same root, TREPONEMA · 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.
TREPONEMAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 170, 6 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 176, 12 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 170, 6 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TREPONEMAS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEMNOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TREPON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TREPONEMAS?
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 170 - and most players walked straight past it.
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