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CYST
Definition of CYST
noun
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).
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.
CYST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 139 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CYST starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CYST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CYST?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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