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ECOLOGY
Definition of ECOLOGY
noun
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
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Where it comes from
Calque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, eco- + -logy.
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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.
ECOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ECOLOGY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEGLOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ECOLOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found ECOLOGY?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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