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ADENOVIRUS
Definition of ADENOVIRUS
noun
Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From adeno- + virus, after the human adenoid tissue from which it was isolated.
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.
ADENOVIRUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADENOVIRUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEINORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ADENOV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found ADENOVIRUS?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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