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DIVERTICULA
Definition of DIVERTICULA
noun
plural of diverticulum
noun
A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
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Another sense
DIVERTICULA carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of diverticulum.
Word DNA
DIVERTICULA inherits its ancestry from its root, DIVERTICULUM.
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 (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIVERTICULUM · 1 relative 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.
DIVERTICULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIVERTICULA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIILRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DIVERTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found DIVERTICULA?
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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