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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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THYROID · 1 relative 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.
THYROID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 73 boards so far. 156 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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?
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