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CRANIOTOMY
Definition 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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Where it comes from
From cranio- + -tomy.
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.
CRANIOTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CRANIOTOMY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACIMNOORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CRANIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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