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MYELITIS
Definition of MYELITIS
noun
Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From myelo- + -itis. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “fire”).
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.
MYELITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYELITIS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIILMSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MYELIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MYELITIS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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