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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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Other senses
PYLORUS carries 4 further meanings.
noun
The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
noun
In the early church, a doorkeeper; an ostiary (which see).
noun
In anatomy: The orifice of communication between the stomach and the intestine, by which the contents of the stomach pass into the intestine.
noun
The fold of mucous membrane, containing muscular fibers, which guards the pyloric orifice, or other contrivance for retarding or opposing the passage of food from the stomach into the intestine.
Where it comes from
From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYLORUS · 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.
PYLORUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 85 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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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