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TERATOLOGY
Definition of TERATOLOGY
noun
The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From terato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TERATOLOGY · 3 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.
TERATOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERATOLOGY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGLOORTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once.
Words that start TERATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TERATOLOGY?
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