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AORTAS
Definition of AORTAS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
AORTAS inherits its ancestry from its root, AORTA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AORTA · 4 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.
AORTAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AORTAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found AORTAS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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