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AUTHENTICAL
Definition of AUTHENTICAL
adjective
Authentic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Classical Latin authenticus + -al. By surface analysis, authentic + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AUTHENTICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUTHENTICAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILNTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start AUTHENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUTHENTICAL?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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