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APERTURE
Definition of APERTURE
noun
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From late Middle English, from Latin apertūra (“an opening”), from aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix). Doublet of overture and apertura.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APERTURE · 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.
APERTURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APERTURE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEPRRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start APERTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found APERTURE?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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