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EXOPHAGES
Definition of EXOPHAGES
noun
plural of exophage
EXOPHAGE
noun
Any parasite that feeds outside of its host
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Word DNA
EXOPHAGES inherits its ancestry from its root, EXOPHAGE.
How it is built
Same root, EXOPHAGE · 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.
EXOPHAGES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXOPHAGES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHOPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXOPHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXOPHAGES?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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