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ADENECTOMY
Definition of ADENECTOMY
noun
The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aden- + -ectomy.
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.
ADENECTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ADENECTOMY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEMNOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found ADENECTOMY?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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