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TRACHEA
Definition of TRACHEA
noun
A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
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Where it comes from
From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).
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.
TRACHEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TRACHEA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACEHRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start TRACHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found TRACHEA?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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