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MYXOVIRUS
Definition of MYXOVIRUS
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (3,660)
branch · 12.6% 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.
MYXOVIRUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYXOVIRUS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IMORSUVXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MYXOVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MYXOVIRUS?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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