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FILARIA
Definition of FILARIA
noun
Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
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Where it comes from
19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FILARIA · 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.
FILARIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FILARIA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAFIILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and A appear more than once.
Words that start FILARI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FILARIA?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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