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OLIGURIA
Definition of OLIGURIA
noun
A decreased production in the volume of urine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From olig- + -uria, from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OLIGURIA · 2 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.
OLIGURIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OLIGURIA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AGIILORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start OLIGUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found OLIGURIA?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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