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HYPERTENSION
Definition of HYPERTENSION
noun
A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
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Where it comes from
From hyper- + tension.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
HYPERTENSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
HYPERTENSION starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEHINNOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear more than once.
Words that start HYPERTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HYPERTENSION?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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