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ZOLPIDEM
Definition of ZOLPIDEM
noun
A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C19H21N3O)2·C4H6O6 in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).
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.
ZOLPIDEM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 53 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ZOLPIDEM starts with Z and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DEILMOPZ - 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 29
Could you have found ZOLPIDEM?
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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