The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OOCYTE
Definition of OOCYTE
noun
A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- + -cyte.
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.
OOCYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OOCYTE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found OOCYTE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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