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PROTIST
Definition of PROTIST
noun
Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
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Where it comes from
From translingual Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROTIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PROTIST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read IOPRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
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 PROTIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROTIST?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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