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CELLA
Definition of CELLA
noun
The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin cella. Doublet of cell and hall.
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
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,629)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CELLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CELLA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACELL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CELLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CELLA?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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