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MICROFAUNA
Definition of MICROFAUNA
noun
The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
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Where it comes from
From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).
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.
MICROFAUNA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICROFAUNA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACFIMNORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MICROF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROFAUNA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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