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XYLOTOMIES
Definition of XYLOTOMIES
Wiktionary has no entry for XYLOTOMIES itself. This is its base word, XYLOTOMY.
noun
The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for XYLOTOMY.
From xylo- + -tomy.
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.
XYLOTOMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 65, 24 July 2026.
Built from these letters
XYLOTOMIES starts with X and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EILMOOSTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XYLOTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found XYLOTOMIES?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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