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MOLLUSCUM
Definition of MOLLUSCUM
noun
Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin molluscum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
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.
MOLLUSCUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOLLUSCUM starts with M and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CLLMMOSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M, L and U appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOLLUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MOLLUSCUM?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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