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ACICULAE
Definition of ACICULAE
noun
plural of acicula
noun
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACICULAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACICULAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACCEILU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and C appear more than once.
Words that start ACICUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACICULAE?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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