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DECEMVIRI
Definition of DECEMVIRI
noun
plural of decemvir
noun
Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
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Word DNA
DECEMVIRI inherits its ancestry from its root, DECEMVIR.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECEMVIR · 2 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.
DECEMVIRI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECEMVIRI starts with D and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIMRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I 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 DECEMV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECEMVIRI?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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