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MICROCOSMS
Definition of MICROCOSMS
noun
plural of microcosm
noun
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
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Word DNA
MICROCOSMS inherits its ancestry from its root, MICROCOSM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MICROCOSM · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MICROCOSMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICROCOSMS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CCIMMOORSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M, C, O and S appear more than once.
Words that start MICROC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROCOSMS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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