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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
Definition of CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
noun
Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cyto- + megalo- + virus.
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.
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEGILMOORSTUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CYTOMEGALOVIRUS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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