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ADRENAL
Definition of ADRENAL
adjective
Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ADRENAL · 3 relatives 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.
ADRENAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADRENAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AADELNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ADRENA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ADRENAL?
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