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XEROPHYTE
Definition of XEROPHYTE
noun
Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From xero- (“dry”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, XEROPHYTE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XEROPHYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XEROPHYTE starts with X and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHOPRTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found XEROPHYTE?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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