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PATHOGENES
Definition of PATHOGENES
noun
plural of pathogene
PATHOGEN · via pathogene
noun
An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
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Word DNA
PATHOGENES inherits its ancestry from its root, PATHOGEN.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PATHOGEN · 2 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.
PATHOGENES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PATHOGENES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PATHOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PATHOGENES?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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