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REFLEXOLOGY
Definition of REFLEXOLOGY
noun
The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (130)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REFLEXOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REFLEXOLOGY starts with R and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEFGLLOORXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, L and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start REFLEXO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REFLEXOLOGY?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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