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ZOOECIUM
Definition of ZOOECIUM
noun
One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin zōoecium, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).
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.
ZOOECIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 36, 25 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 66 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ZOOECIUM starts with Z and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEIMOOUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ZOOECIUM?
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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