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HYLOIST
Definition of HYLOIST
noun
Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + -ist.
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.
HYLOIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HYLOIST starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read HILOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HYLOIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found HYLOIST?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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