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NEMATODE
Definition of NEMATODE
noun
A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NEMATODE · 1 relative 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.
NEMATODE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 129 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEMATODE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEMATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found NEMATODE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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