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CATENA
Definition of CATENA
noun
A series of related items.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin catena, from Latin catēna (“chain”). Doublet of chain.
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 (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CATENA · 2 relatives 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.
CATENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CATENA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACENT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CATENA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found CATENA?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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