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ISOPOD
Definition of ISOPOD
noun
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
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Where it comes from
From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ISOPOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ISOPOD starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DIOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ISOPOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ISOPOD?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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