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HYDROCELE
Definition of HYDROCELE
noun
An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
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Where it comes from
From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocēlē, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”).
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.
HYDROCELE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYDROCELE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHLORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HYDROC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found HYDROCELE?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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