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BOTRYOID
Definition of BOTRYOID
noun
A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”) + -oid. By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -id.
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.
BOTRYOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 109, 6 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOTRYOID starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDIOORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Could you have found BOTRYOID?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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