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TONSILLECTOMY
Definition of TONSILLECTOMY
noun
The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From tonsil + -ectomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TONSIL · 4 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.
TONSILLECTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TONSILLECTOMY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEILLMNOOSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TONSILLEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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