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PHYCOBIONT
Definition of PHYCOBIONT
noun
An algae that is a constituent of a lichen; an algal photobiont.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From phyco- + -biont. First attested in 1957.
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.
PHYCOBIONT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYCOBIONT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BCHINOOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PHYCOB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHYCOBIONT?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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