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HYDRANGEAS
Definition of HYDRANGEAS
noun
plural of hydrangea
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
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Word DNA
HYDRANGEAS inherits its ancestry from its root, HYDRANGEA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYDRANGEA · 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.
HYDRANGEAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYDRANGEAS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEGHNRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HYDRAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found HYDRANGEAS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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