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TRIBOLOGY
Definition of 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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
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.
TRIBOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
TRIBOLOGY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BGILOORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start TRIBOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found TRIBOLOGY?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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