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SYMBIOTIC

/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/9 letters

Definition of SYMBIOTIC

adjective

Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.

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Where it comes from

From symbiosis + -tic, from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis), from σύν (sún, “with”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

Line of descent

  1. Ancient Greek
  2. English

One recorded step before English.

Ancient Greek

Deepest traced root

2nd

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

12.6%

of traced words share this origin (3,789)

Hellenic

branch · 12.6% of traced words

How it is built

adjective4 syllablescompound-tic

Every Ancient Greek word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SYMBIOTIC in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 207 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 153
Its 31 boards, across 153 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
31
Boards found on
24
First board
150
Latest board
15
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First ever to find it

nionck

on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

SYMBIOTIC
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
4
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

SYMBIOTIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BCIIMOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.

Words that start SYMBIO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found SYMBIOTIC?

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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.

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