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OOCYST
Definition of OOCYST
noun
A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- + cyst.
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.
OOCYST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOCYST starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read COOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OOCYST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found OOCYST?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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