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OXYTOCIN
Definition of OXYTOCIN
noun
A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).
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.
OXYTOCIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXYTOCIN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CINOOTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OXYTOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OXYTOCIN?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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