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OEDEMA
Definition of OEDEMA
noun
Standard spelling of edema.
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Word DNA
OEDEMA inherits its ancestry from its root, EDEMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EDEMA · 6 relatives 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.
OEDEMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OEDEMA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OEDEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found OEDEMA?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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