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BARNACLES
Definition of BARNACLES
noun
plural of barnacle
noun
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
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Word DNA
BARNACLES inherits its ancestry from its root, BARNACLE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,259)
How it is built
Same root, BARNACLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Welsh.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BARNACLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BARNACLES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCELNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found BARNACLES?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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