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EUGLENA
Definition of EUGLENA
noun
Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From translingual Euglena, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EUGLENA · 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.
EUGLENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EUGLENA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EUGLEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found EUGLENA?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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