The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OOPHYTE
Definition of OOPHYTE
noun
gametophyte
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- (“egg”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OOPHYTE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OOPHYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOPHYTE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHOOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found OOPHYTE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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