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BURSITIS
Definition of BURSITIS
noun
An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
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Where it comes from
From bursa + -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.
BURSITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BURSITIS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BIIRSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start BURSIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BURSITIS?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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