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HYGIENE
Definition of HYGIENE
noun
The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYGIENE · 4 relatives 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.
HYGIENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYGIENE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHINY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HYGIEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found HYGIENE?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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