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AORTA
Definition of AORTA
noun
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
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.
AORTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 92 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
AORTA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found AORTA?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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