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SIDEROPHAGE
Definition of SIDEROPHAGE
noun
A macrophage that has absorbed iron-containing particles, occurring in victims of certain kinds of heart attacks.
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Where it comes from
From sidero- + -phage.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
SIDEROPHAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 174, 10 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 151, 18 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SIDEROPHAGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGHIOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SIDEROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SIDEROPHAGE?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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