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AMOEBOID
Definition of AMOEBOID
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -oid.
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.
AMOEBOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMOEBOID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEIMOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AMOEBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found AMOEBOID?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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