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PTERYGIUM
Definition of PTERYGIUM
noun
An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion), diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). By surface analysis, pteryg- + -ium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PTERYGIUM · 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.
PTERYGIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTERYGIUM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EGIMPRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PTERYG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found PTERYGIUM?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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