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ERGOT
Definition of ERGOT
noun
Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French ergot.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,297)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ERGOT · 7 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.
ERGOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 80 boards so far. 134 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ERGOT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EGORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 ERGOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found ERGOT?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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