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OTALGIAS
Definition of OTALGIAS
noun
plural of otalgia
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Word DNA
OTALGIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, OTALGIA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OTALGIA · 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.
OTALGIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
OTALGIAS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAGILOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start OTALGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found OTALGIAS?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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