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NEUROPIL
Definition of NEUROPIL
noun
A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”); or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).
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 (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NEUROPIL · 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.
NEUROPIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEUROPIL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EILNOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NEUROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found NEUROPIL?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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