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URETER
Definition of URETER
noun
Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, URETER · 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.
URETER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
URETER starts with U and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EERRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.
Words that start URETER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found URETER?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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