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CANDELA
Definition of CANDELA
noun
In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CANDELA · 1 relative 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.
CANDELA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CANDELA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACDELN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CANDEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CANDELA?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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