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KARYOLOGIES
Definition of KARYOLOGIES
noun
plural of karyology
KARYOLOGY
noun
The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
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Word DNA
KARYOLOGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, KARYOLOGY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KARYOLOGY · 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.
KARYOLOGIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 14 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 83 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KARYOLOGIES starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGIKLOORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start KARYOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KARYOLOGIES?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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