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TRIBOLOGIES
Definition of TRIBOLOGIES
Wiktionary has no entry for TRIBOLOGIES itself. This is its base word, TRIBOLOGY.
noun
The science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for TRIBOLOGY.
From tribo- + -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRIBOLOGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
TRIBOLOGIES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEGIILOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start TRIBOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found TRIBOLOGIES?
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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