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HYDROPS
Definition of HYDROPS
noun
The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and dropsy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYDROPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYDROPS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DHOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HYDROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found HYDROPS?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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