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PARENCHYME
Definition of PARENCHYME
noun
Alternative form of parenchyma.
noun
The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
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Word DNA
PARENCHYME inherits its ancestry from its root, PARENCHYMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,555)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARENCHYMA · 4 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.
PARENCHYME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 174, 10 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 174, 10 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARENCHYME starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHMNPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PARENC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PARENCHYME?
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 174 - and most players walked straight past it.
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