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ORTHOPEDIA
Definition of ORTHOPEDIA
noun
The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ortho- + -pedia. From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correction”) combined with παῖς (paîs, “child”). See also orthopedic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ORTHOPEDIA · 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.
ORTHOPEDIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORTHOPEDIA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEHIOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ORTHOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ORTHOPEDIA?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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