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MICROLOGIST
Definition of MICROLOGIST
noun
A scientist working in the field of micrology.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From micrology + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MICROLOGY · 2 relatives 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.
MICROLOGIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
MICROLOGIST starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CGIILMOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start MICROLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROLOGIST?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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