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CAPTIONS
Definition of CAPTIONS
noun
plural of caption
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Word DNA
CAPTIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, CAPTION.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAPTION · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAPTIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAPTIONS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACINOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CAPTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CAPTIONS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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