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ACAROLOGIES
Definition of ACAROLOGIES
Wiktionary has no entry for ACAROLOGIES itself. This is its base word, ACAROLOGY.
noun
The study of ticks and mites.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ACAROLOGY.
From acaro- + -logy, based on Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -λογία (-logía).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACAROLOGY · 1 relative 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.
ACAROLOGIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 82 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACAROLOGIES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEGILOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start ACAROLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
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