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SCLEROSIS
Definition of SCLEROSIS
noun
The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.
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 (10,337)
branch · 12.4% 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.
SCLEROSIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCLEROSIS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILORSSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SCLERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCLEROSIS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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