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CORNEAE
Definition of CORNEAE
noun
plural of cornea
noun
The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
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Where it comes from
From Latin corneae, plural of cornea.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CORNEAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORNEAE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEENOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CORNEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CORNEAE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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