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AERENCHYMA
Definition of AERENCHYMA
noun
A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin āēr (“air”) + -enchyma.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AERENCHYMA · 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.
AERENCHYMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
AERENCHYMA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACEEHMNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AERENC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found AERENCHYMA?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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