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CARDIAC
Definition of CARDIAC
adjective
Pertaining to the heart.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CARDIAC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CARDIAC starts with C and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACCDIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and A appear more than once.
Words that start CARDIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CARDIAC?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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