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HYGROMATA
Definition of HYGROMATA
noun
plural of hygroma
noun
a discrete, fluid-filled sac Such that can form on the joints of dogs or other animals in response to repeated pressure. Synonym of false bursa
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Word DNA
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.
HYGROMATA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 51 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYGROMATA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAGHMORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HYGROM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found HYGROMATA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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