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TROPICALS
Definition of TROPICALS
noun
plural of tropical
adjective
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
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Another sense
TROPICALS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of tropical.
Word DNA
TROPICALS inherits its ancestry from its root, TROPIC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROPIC · 10 relatives in the game
TROPICALS in a sentence
“Interestingly enough, the Exotic Garden idea is more suitable for American gardens than British ones – we get the heat these tropicals need to thrive.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TROPICALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TROPICALS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACILOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TROPIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found TROPICALS?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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