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HYDROPSES
Definition of HYDROPSES
Wiktionary has no entry for HYDROPSES itself. This is its base word, HYDROPS.
noun
The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for HYDROPS.
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
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYDROPS · 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.
HYDROPSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
HYDROPSES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEHOPRSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start HYDROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HYDROPSES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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