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ARYTENOID
Definition of ARYTENOID
adjective
Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs), from ᾰ̓ρύ̆ταινᾰ (ărú̆taină, “a ladle or cup”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ARYTENOID · 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.
ARYTENOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ARYTENOID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEINORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ARYTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
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