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ZYMOSAN
Definition of ZYMOSAN
noun
an insoluble carbohydrate, obtained from the cell walls of yeast, used in the bioassay of blood serum
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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.
ZYMOSAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 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
ZYMOSAN starts with Z and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AMNOSYZ - 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 ZYMOSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ZYMOSAN?
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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