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ZOONED
Definition of ZOONED
Wiktionary has no entry for ZOONED itself. This is its base word, ZOON.
noun
A distinct organism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ZOON.
First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
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.
ZOONED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 125, 22 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 125, 22 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZOONED starts with Z and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DENOOZ - 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.
Could you have found ZOONED?
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 125 - and most players walked straight past it.
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