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PNEUMONIC

/njuːˈmɒnɪk/9 letters

Definition of PNEUMONIC

adjective

Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.

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Where it comes from

From the post-Classical Latin pneumonicus and its etymon, the Ancient Greek πνευμονικός (pneumonikós).

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Word DNA

Line of descent

  1. Ancient Greek
  2. Latin
  3. English

2 recorded generations before English.

Ancient Greek

Deepest traced root

3rd

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

12.2%

of traced words share this origin (9,569)

Hellenic

branch · 12.2% of traced words

How it is built

adjective3 syllables

Same root, PNEUMONIC · 1 relative in the game

Every Ancient Greek word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

PNEUMONIC in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 159
Its 2 boards, across 159 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
140
First board
154
Latest board
14
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

gingher

on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

PNEUMONIC
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

PNEUMONIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEIMNNOPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.

Words that start PNEUMO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found PNEUMONIC?

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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.

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