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THYROIDS
Definition of THYROIDS
noun
plural of thyroid
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Another sense
THYROIDS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of thyroid.
Word DNA
THYROIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, THYROID.
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
THYROIDS in a sentence
“At Roelants' hospital, one-third of all surgeries to remove thyroids and one-quarter of all breast cancer surgeries, including biopsies and mastectomies, use hypnosis and local anesthetic.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THYROIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 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 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THYROIDS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DHIORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THYROI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found THYROIDS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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