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TROPICS
Definition of TROPICS
noun
plural of tropic
noun
Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
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Word DNA
TROPICS 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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROPIC · 10 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TROPICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TROPICS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CIOPRST - 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 22
Could you have found TROPICS?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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