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ZODIAC
Definition of ZODIAC
noun
The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English zodiak (late 14th century), from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος] (zōidiakós [kúklos], “[circle] of little animals”), from ζῴδιον (zōídion), the diminutive of ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
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.
ZODIAC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 4, 25 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ZODIAC starts with Z and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDIOZ - 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.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found ZODIAC?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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