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ATOKOUS
Definition of ATOKOUS
adjective
Producing only asexual individuals.
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Where it comes from
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare also epitoke”)
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ATOKOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATOKOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AKOOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found ATOKOUS?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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