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LITHOTOME
Definition of LITHOTOME
noun
An instrument used for cutting the bladder to remove a calculus; a cystotome.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek λιθοτόμον (lithotómon, “instrument for cutting the bladder”), neuter of λιθοτόμος (lithotómos, “stone-cutting”), equivalent to litho- + -tome.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LITHOTOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LITHOTOME starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILMOOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once.
Words that start LITHOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LITHOTOME?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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