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MICRO
Definition of MICRO
adjective
Very small in scale or scope.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
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.
MICRO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 2, 23 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICRO starts with M and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read CIMOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MICRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 2
Could you have found MICRO?
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 2 - and most players walked straight past it.
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