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MICROPHYLL
Definition of MICROPHYLL
noun
A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From micro- + -phyll.
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.
MICROPHYLL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICROPHYLL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CHILLMOPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MICROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROPHYLL?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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