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CONDYLE
Definition of CONDYLE
noun
A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CONDYLE · 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.
CONDYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CONDYLE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDELNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CONDYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found CONDYLE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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