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STRONGYLE
Definition of STRONGYLE
noun
A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a translingual taxonomic name derived from the generic name Strongylus, from Ancient Greek στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round”). Doublet of Estrangelo.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
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.
STRONGYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRONGYLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGLNORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start STRONG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STRONGYLE?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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