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AMOEBOCYTE
Definition of AMOEBOCYTE
noun
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoebo- + -cyte.
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.
AMOEBOCYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMOEBOCYTE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEMOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start AMOEBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found AMOEBOCYTE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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