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TROCHLEAE
Definition of TROCHLEAE
noun
plural of trochlea
noun
A structure resembling or acting like a pulley. In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna. A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TROCHLEAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TROCHLEAE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHLORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TROCHL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found TROCHLEAE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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