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BOTRYTIS
Definition of BOTRYTIS
noun
Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
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Where it comes from
From translingual Botrytis. Blend of Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus) + -itis, from Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “(bunch of) grapes”) + -itis (“disease”) (from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”)).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOTRYTIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOTRYTIS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BIORSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start BOTRYT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOTRYTIS?
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 120 - and most players walked straight past it.
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