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ZOOPHYTE
Definition of ZOOPHYTE
noun
An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZOOPHYTE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZOOPHYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
ZOOPHYTE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHOOPTYZ - 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.
Words that start ZOOPHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZOOPHYTE?
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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