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MYCELIA
Definition of MYCELIA
noun
plural of mycelium
MYCELIUM
noun
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MYCELIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 210 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYCELIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEILMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MYCELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found MYCELIA?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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