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ARCHEOLOGICAL
Definition of ARCHEOLOGICAL
adjective
Alternative spelling of archaeological.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
adjective
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
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Where it comes from
From archeology + -ical.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ARCHAEOLOGY · 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.
ARCHEOLOGICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHEOLOGICAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACCEGHILLOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, C, O and L appear more than once.
Words that start ARCHEOLOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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