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CAUDAL
Definition of CAUDAL
adjective
Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).
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, CAUDAL · 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.
CAUDAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 65 boards so far. 259 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAUDAL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACDLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CAUDAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found CAUDAL?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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