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UREA
Definition of UREA
noun
A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- Latin
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UREA · 5 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.
UREA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 69 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UREA starts with U and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AERU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UREA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found UREA?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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