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ANCHOVETAS
Definition of ANCHOVETAS
noun
plural of anchoveta
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Word DNA
ANCHOVETAS inherits its ancestry from its root, ANCHOVETA.
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (927)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANCHOVETA · 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.
ANCHOVETAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANCHOVETAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHNOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANCHOV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ANCHOVETAS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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