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COTYLEDON
Definition of COTYLEDON
noun
Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
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Where it comes from
From Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COTYLEDON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
COTYLEDON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDELNOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start COTYLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found COTYLEDON?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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