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ENCLOSE
Definition of ENCLOSE
verb
To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,595)
How it is built
Same root, ENCLOSE · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENCLOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCLOSE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEELNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ENCLOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENCLOSE?
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