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TRICHINA
Definition of TRICHINA
noun
Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
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Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
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, TRICHINA · 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.
TRICHINA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRICHINA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACHIINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start TRICHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRICHINA?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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