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HETEROGAMY
Definition of HETEROGAMY
noun
The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hetero- + -gamy.
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.
HETEROGAMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETEROGAMY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHMORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HETERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HETEROGAMY?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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