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EMULE
Definition of EMULE
verb
To emulate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French émuler. See emulate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,194)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMULE · 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.
EMULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMULE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found EMULE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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