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OREGANO
Definition of OREGANO
noun
A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
18th century, from Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Spanish
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OREGANO · 5 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.
OREGANO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OREGANO starts with O and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AEGNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found OREGANO?
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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