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FACULAE
Definition of FACULAE
noun
plural of facula
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Word DNA
FACULAE inherits its ancestry from its root, FACULA.
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 (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FACULA · 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.
FACULAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FACULAE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEFLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found FACULAE?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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