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LYSOGENIC
Definition of LYSOGENIC
adjective
Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lyso- + -genic.
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.
LYSOGENIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYSOGENIC starts with L and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEGILNOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LYSOGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found LYSOGENIC?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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