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AZYGOS
Definition of AZYGOS
noun
In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄζυγος (ázugos, “unwedded, unpaired”).
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.
AZYGOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AZYGOS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGOSYZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start AZYGOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found AZYGOS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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