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GEODESICAL
Definition of GEODESICAL
adjective
Alternative form of geodesic.
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Other senses
GEODESICAL carries 2 further meanings.
Same as geodetic.
adjective
of or relating to or determined by geodesy
Word DNA
GEODESICAL inherits its ancestry from its root, GEODESIC.
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 (4,282)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GEODESIC · 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.
GEODESICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GEODESICAL starts with G and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEGILOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GEODES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found GEODESICAL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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