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ALGID
Definition of ALGID
adjective
Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin algidus (“cold”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALGID · 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.
ALGID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALGID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADGIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ALGID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ALGID?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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