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BRONCHITIS
Definition of BRONCHITIS
noun
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.
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.
BRONCHITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRONCHITIS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCHIINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BRONCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found BRONCHITIS?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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