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GENUFLECTS
Definition of GENUFLECTS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of genuflect
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Another sense
GENUFLECTS carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect.
Word DNA
GENUFLECTS inherits its ancestry from its root, GENUFLECT.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GENUFLECT · 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.
GENUFLECTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 171 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GENUFLECTS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEFGLNSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start GENUFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found GENUFLECTS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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