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SYNOVIUM
Definition of SYNOVIUM
noun
Alternative form of synovial membrane.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From false singular of New Latin synovia (“synovial fluid”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,072)
branch · 30.7% 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.
SYNOVIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNOVIUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read IMNOSUVY - 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.
Could you have found SYNOVIUM?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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