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ZYMOTIC
Definition of ZYMOTIC
adjective
Of or causing fermentation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), from ζυμοῦν (zumoûn).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZYMOTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 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
ZYMOTIC starts with Z and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CIMOTYZ - 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 ZYMOTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ZYMOTIC?
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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