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SYNOVIA
Definition of SYNOVIA
noun
plural of synovium
SYNOVIUM
noun
Alternative form of synovial membrane.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin synovia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% 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.
SYNOVIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNOVIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AINOSVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SYNOVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found SYNOVIA?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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