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EUKARYOTE
Definition of EUKARYOTE
noun
Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EUKARYOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
EUKARYOTE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEKORTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EUKARY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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