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ATHEROMA
Definition of ATHEROMA
noun
An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- + -oma.
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.
ATHEROMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ATHEROMA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEHMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ATHERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found ATHEROMA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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