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STAPHYLOMA
Definition of STAPHYLOMA
noun
An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Latin, from Ancient Greek.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% 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.
STAPHYLOMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STAPHYLOMA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHLMOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start STAPHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STAPHYLOMA?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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