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CIRCADIAN
Definition of CIRCADIAN
adjective
Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin circā (“around”) + diēs (“day”) + English -an. Compare circannual.
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 (26,276)
branch · 30.7% 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.
CIRCADIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CIRCADIAN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACCDIINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, I and A appear more than once.
Could you have found CIRCADIAN?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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