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THYROID
Definition of THYROID
adjective
Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THYROID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THYROID starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DHIORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THYROI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found THYROID?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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