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PHYCOLOGIST
Definition of PHYCOLOGIST
noun
One who studies algae as a profession.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From phycology + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHYCOLOGIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYCOLOGIST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CGHILOOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PHYCOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found PHYCOLOGIST?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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