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OOMYCETE
Definition of OOMYCETE
noun
Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- + -mycete.
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.
OOMYCETE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOMYCETE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEMOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found OOMYCETE?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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