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ONION
Definition of ONION
noun
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English onyoun, oynoun, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem, accusative of ūniō (“onion”), which had also been borrowed into Old English as yne, ynnelēac (“onion”) (> Middle English hynne-leac, henne-leac). Displaced the inherited term ramsons.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,977)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ONION · 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.
ONION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 3, 24 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ONION starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read INNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and N appear more than once.
Words that start ONION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found ONION?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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