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DECRETAL
Definition of DECRETAL
adjective
Pertaining to a decree.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle 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 (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECRETAL · 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.
DECRETAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DECRETAL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACDEELRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DECRET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found DECRETAL?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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