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ACALEPH
Definition of ACALEPH
noun
A member of the former Acalephae group, now a part of the Cnidaria phylum.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin acalephe, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “stinging nettle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 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, ACALEPH · 3 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.
ACALEPH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACALEPH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AACEHLP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ACALEP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found ACALEPH?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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