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ECTODERMIC
Definition of ECTODERMIC
adjective
Of or relating to the ectoderm.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ectoderm + -ic.
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.
ECTODERMIC 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 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ECTODERMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCDEEIMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and C appear more than once.
Words that start ECTODE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECTODERMIC?
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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