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CRENELATION
Definition of CRENELATION
noun
Alternative form of crenellation.
noun
A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.
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Word DNA
CRENELATION inherits its ancestry from its root, CRENELLATION.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRENELLATION · 3 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.
CRENELATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CRENELATION starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILNNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CRENELA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRENELATION?
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