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ZOIST
Definition of ZOIST
noun
One who subscribes to the doctrine of zoism.
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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.
ZOIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZOIST starts with Z and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read IOSTZ - 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.
Words that start ZOIST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZOIST?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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