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ODONTALGIA
Definition of ODONTALGIA
noun
toothache
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀδονταλγία (odontalgía, “toothache”). By surface analysis, odonto- + -algia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ODONTALGIA · 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.
ODONTALGIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ODONTALGIA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADGILNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and A appear more than once.
Words that start ODONTA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found ODONTALGIA?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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