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AMYGDALE
Definition of AMYGDALE
noun
An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French amygdale, from Medieval Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Doublet of almond, amygdala, and mandorla.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMYGDALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMYGDALE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEGLMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AMYGDA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found AMYGDALE?
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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