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TRICHOMONAD
Definition of TRICHOMONAD
noun
Any of many flagellate protozoans of the genus Trichomonas, most of which are parasitic
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Where it comes from
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRICHOMONAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRICHOMONAD starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDHIMNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start TRICHOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found TRICHOMONAD?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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