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ZESTER
Definition of ZESTER
noun
A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From zest + -er.
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.
ZESTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZESTER starts with Z and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EERSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. 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 ZESTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ZESTER?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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