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ECTODERMS
Definition of ECTODERMS
noun
plural of ectoderm
noun
The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.
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Word DNA
ECTODERMS inherits its ancestry from its root, ECTODERM.
How it is built
Same root, ECTODERM · 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.
ECTODERMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECTODERMS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEMORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ECTODE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found ECTODERMS?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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