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AUXOSPORE
Definition of AUXOSPORE
noun
A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From auxo- + spore.
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.
AUXOSPORE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUXOSPORE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEOOPRSUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AUXOSP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUXOSPORE?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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