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ZOOPHILIST
Definition of ZOOPHILIST
noun
A person who is fond of animals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From zoo- + -philist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZOOPHILIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 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
ZOOPHILIST starts with Z and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read HIILOOPSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZOOPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZOOPHILIST?
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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