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CLERICAL
Definition of CLERICAL
adjective
Of or relating to clerks or their work.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).
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 (24,343)
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.
CLERICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLERICAL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACCEILLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and L appear more than once.
Words that start CLERIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CLERICAL?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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