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EMBRYO
Definition of EMBRYO
noun
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin embryō, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “fetus”), from ἐν (en, “in-”) + βρύω (brúō, “to grow, swell”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,465)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMBRYO · 8 relatives 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.
EMBRYO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMBRYO starts with E and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BEMORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EMBRYO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found EMBRYO?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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