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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).
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 24 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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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