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GASTRECTOMY
Definition of GASTRECTOMY
noun
A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
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Where it comes from
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).
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.
GASTRECTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GASTRECTOMY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEGMORSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start GASTREC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GASTRECTOMY?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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