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CYTOGENETIC
Definition of CYTOGENETIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cytogenesis + -ic (compare genetic § Etymology) = cyto- + genetic.
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.
CYTOGENETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CYTOGENETIC starts with C and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEEGINOTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, T and E appear more than once.
Words that start CYTOGEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CYTOGENETIC?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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