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ZEAL
Definition of ZEAL
noun
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.
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.
ZEAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZEAL starts with Z and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AELZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
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 ZEAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found ZEAL?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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