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ZYGOTES
Definition of ZYGOTES
noun
plural of zygote
noun
A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
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Another sense
ZYGOTES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of zygote.
Word DNA
ZYGOTES inherits its ancestry from its root, ZYGOTE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,622)
How it is built
Same root, ZYGOTE · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
ZYGOTES in a sentence
“Thomas Aquinas, the "go to" theologian for so much Catholic doctrine, once argued that male masturbation (onanism) was a kind of murder (this at a time when current belief held that sperm contained what we'd today call entire "zygotes").”
Michele Somerville: A Pro-Life Prayer On The Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade, 2011
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZYGOTES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 294 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZYGOTES starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGOSTYZ - 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 ZYGOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZYGOTES?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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