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CADAVER
Definition of CADAVER
noun
A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English cadaver, from Latin cadāver.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CADAVER · 1 relative 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.
CADAVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CADAVER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AACDERV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CADAVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found CADAVER?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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