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DENDRITE
Definition of DENDRITE
noun
A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- + -ite.
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.
DENDRITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DENDRITE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DDEEINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DENDRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DENDRITE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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