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CRANIOTOMIES
Definition of CRANIOTOMIES
noun
plural of craniotomy
noun
The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
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Word DNA
CRANIOTOMIES inherits its ancestry from its root, CRANIOTOMY.
How it is built
Same root, CRANIOTOMY · 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.
CRANIOTOMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRANIOTOMIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEIIMNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Could you have found CRANIOTOMIES?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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