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SYNOVIAL
Definition of SYNOVIAL
adjective
Relating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid. Lined with synovial membrane.
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Where it comes from
From synovia + -al, related to New Latin synoviālis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
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.
SYNOVIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 167 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SYNOVIAL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILNOSVY - 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 20
Could you have found SYNOVIAL?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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