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CHLAMYDIA
Definition of CHLAMYDIA
noun
Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin chlamydia, from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHLAMYDIA · 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.
CHLAMYDIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 97 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHLAMYDIA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACDHILMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CHLAMY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CHLAMYDIA?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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