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ZORILLA
Definition of ZORILLA
noun
Alternative spelling of zorille.
ZORILLE
noun
Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.
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Word DNA
ZORILLA inherits its ancestry from its root, ZORILLE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (927)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZORILLE · 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.
ZORILLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ZORILLA starts with Z and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AILLORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZORILL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ZORILLA?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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