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PYLORUS
Definition of PYLORUS
noun
In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
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Where it comes from
From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PYLORUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYLORUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LOPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PYLORU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found PYLORUS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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