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ACTINAL
Definition of ACTINAL
adjective
Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖν- (aktís, aktîn-, “ray”) + -al. The usage was coined by Louis Agassiz (See quotations below.).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACTINAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 79, 7 August 2026.
Built from these letters
ACTINAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ACTINA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACTINAL?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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