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ENDODERMIS
Definition of ENDODERMIS
noun
In a plant stem or root, a cylinder of cells that separates the outer cortex from the central core. The endodermis controls flow of water and minerals within the plant. In most plants, this tissue is restricted to the roots.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From endo- (“within”) + dermis (“skin”).
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.
ENDODERMIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENDODERMIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDEEIMNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and D appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENDODE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENDODERMIS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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