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EDEMA
Definition of EDEMA
noun
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin oedēma, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EDEMA · 6 relatives 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.
EDEMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EDEMA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEEM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EDEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found EDEMA?
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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