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CARTILAGE
Definition of CARTILAGE
noun
A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgō. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.
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.
CARTILAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CARTILAGE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEGILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CARTIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CARTILAGE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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