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TAENIAFUGES
Definition of TAENIAFUGES
noun
plural of taeniafuge
TAENIFUGE · via taeniafuge
noun
A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body.
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Word DNA
TAENIAFUGES inherits its ancestry from its root, TAENIFUGE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TAENIFUGE · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TAENIAFUGES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 100 days.
First found by a player on Day 99, 27 August 2026.
Built from these letters
TAENIAFUGES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEFGINSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found TAENIAFUGES?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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