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CORDIAL
Definition of CORDIAL
adjective
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiālis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORDIAL · 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.
CORDIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 126 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORDIAL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACDILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CORDIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CORDIAL?
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