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SARCOMERE
Definition of SARCOMERE
noun
The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sarco- (“flesh”) + -mere (“component”), from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) and μέρος (méros).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SARCOMERE · 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.
SARCOMERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SARCOMERE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEMORRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.
Words that start SARCOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SARCOMERE?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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