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CASEATION
Definition of CASEATION
noun
A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cāseus + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,667)
branch · 32.5% 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.
CASEATION in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CASEATION starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACEINOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CASEAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found CASEATION?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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