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ARCHIPELAGO
Definition of ARCHIPELAGO
noun
Preceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
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Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea; group of many islands”), from arci- (variant of archi- (prefix meaning ‘foremost, primary’)) + pelago (“(open) sea”): By surface analysis, archi- (prefix meaning ‘foremost, primary’) + -pelago (suffix meaning ‘sea’). Noun sense 2.1 (“sea with many islands”) is from the fact that the Aegean Sea has many islands, and noun sense 2.2 (“group of many islands”) represents a shift of meaning from the sea to the islands in such a sea. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2%
of traced words share this origin (575)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ARCHIPELAGO · 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.
ARCHIPELAGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHIPELAGO starts with A and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AACEGHILOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARCHIPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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