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CROTALA
Definition of CROTALA
noun
plural of crotalum
noun
A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
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Where it comes from
Ancient Greek κρόταλα (krótala)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,600)
branch · 12.6% 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.
CROTALA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CROTALA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACLORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CROTAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROTALA?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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