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AMPUL
Definition of AMPUL
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule.
noun
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French ampule, from Latin ampulla, itself of unknown origin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AMPUL · 2 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.
AMPUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMPUL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ALMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start AMPUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AMPUL?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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