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BIOTA
Definition of BIOTA
noun
Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BIOTA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BIOTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BIOTA starts with B and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ABIOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BIOTA?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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