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TONSIL
Definition of TONSIL
noun
Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,
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.
TONSIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TONSIL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ILNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TONSIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found TONSIL?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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