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PARENCHYMAS
Definition of PARENCHYMAS
noun
plural of parenchyma
noun
The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
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Word DNA
PARENCHYMAS inherits its ancestry from its root, PARENCHYMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARENCHYMA · 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.
PARENCHYMAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARENCHYMAS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHMNPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PARENCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PARENCHYMAS?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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