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MACROBIOTA
Definition of MACROBIOTA
noun
The macroscopic flora and fauna of a region.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From macro- + biota.
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.
MACROBIOTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACROBIOTA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABCIMOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start MACROB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found MACROBIOTA?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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