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MICROBIOTA
Definition of MICROBIOTA
noun
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From micro- + biota.
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.
MICROBIOTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MICROBIOTA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ABCIIMOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start MICROB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found MICROBIOTA?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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