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ZYGOSPERM
Definition of ZYGOSPERM
noun
A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. They are found in certain orders of algae and fungi.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZYGOSPERM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 64, 23 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZYGOSPERM starts with Z and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EGMOPRSYZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZYGOSP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ZYGOSPERM?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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