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TRIPOS
Definition of TRIPOS
noun
A three-legged structure; a tripod.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Alteration of tripus, as though with a Greek ending. For the examination: the word is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honours, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. The etymon of tripus is the Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous, “triple-footed”), (from τρι- (tri-, “three”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)).
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.
TRIPOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRIPOS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TRIPOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found TRIPOS?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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