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CORIUM
Definition of CORIUM
noun
The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin corium (“leather”).
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORIUM · 2 relatives 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.
CORIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORIUM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CIMORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CORIUM?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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