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CHALAZION
Definition of CHALAZION
noun
A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), diminutive of χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).
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.
CHALAZION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 68 days.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CHALAZION starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACHILNOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CHALAZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
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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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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