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ZOEAE
Definition of ZOEAE
noun
Used a specific epithet; Zoe's.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZOEAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 64, 23 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZOEAE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEOZ - 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.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ZOEAE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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