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GLAUCOMA
Definition of GLAUCOMA
noun
An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).
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.
GLAUCOMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
GLAUCOMA starts with G and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACGLMOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GLAUCO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found GLAUCOMA?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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