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TUBERCLE
Definition of TUBERCLE
noun
A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.
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.
TUBERCLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUBERCLE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEELRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TUBERC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TUBERCLE?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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