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PYORRHEA
Definition of PYORRHEA
noun
An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PYORRHEA · 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.
PYORRHEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PYORRHEA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEHOPRRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PYORRH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PYORRHEA?
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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