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BACULOVIRUS
Definition of BACULOVIRUS
noun
Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From baculo- + virus, from Latin baculum (“rod”).
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
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,497)
branch · 32.5% 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.
BACULOVIRUS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACULOVIRUS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCILORSUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found BACULOVIRUS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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