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HISTOLOGY
Definition of HISTOLOGY
noun
The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From histo- + -logy.
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.
HISTOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HISTOLOGY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GHILOOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start HISTOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HISTOLOGY?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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