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AFFLATUS
Definition of AFFLATUS
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
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Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”), from afflō (“to blow, breathe on or towards”) + -tus (forming action nouns), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“breathe, blow”). See also af-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
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.
AFFLATUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
AFFLATUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAFFLSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start AFFLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AFFLATUS?
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