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ZOMBIE
Definition of ZOMBIE
noun
A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in the 18th century. Partially through Louisiana Creole zombi (“zombie; ghost”), Haitian Creole zonbi (“zombie”), and French zombi (“zombie”). Ultimately from a Bantu language. Compare Kongo nzambi (“god”), zumbi (“fetish”), and Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”) (see Portuguese zumbi, Sranan Tongo dyumbi), and Caribbean folklore's jumbie (“a spirit or demon”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,388)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZOMBIE · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Portuguese.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZOMBIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZOMBIE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEIMOZ - 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 11
Could you have found ZOMBIE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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