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BLASTODERM
Definition of BLASTODERM
noun
The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From blasto- (“germ”) + -derm (“skin”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BLASTODERM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 80, 8 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLASTODERM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ABDELMORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BLASTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BLASTODERM?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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