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MYCELIUM
Definition of MYCELIUM
noun
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin mycelium; synchronically, myc- + -el- + -ium, where the infix -el- is of unknown origin, perhaps introduced from a rebracketing of epithelium.
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 (26,234)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MYCELIUM · 3 relatives 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.
MYCELIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYCELIUM starts with M and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEILMMUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start MYCELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MYCELIUM?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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