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CYTODE
Definition of CYTODE
noun
A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow vessel”). Proposed by Ernst Haeckel.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CYTODE · 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.
CYTODE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CYTODE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found CYTODE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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