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UVULITIS
Definition of UVULITIS
noun
inflammation of the uvula
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From uvul- (“uvula”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, UVULITIS · 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.
UVULITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UVULITIS starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IILSTUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and I appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found UVULITIS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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