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GESTICULAR

10 letters

Definition of GESTICULAR

adjective

Of or relating to gesticulation.

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Another sense

GESTICULAR carries a second meaning.

  1. Full of or characterized by varied action or motion; gesticulatory.

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective

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GESTICULAR in a sentence

“"'Thumbs up' traditionally translates as the foulest of gesticular insults in some Middle Eastern countries — the most straightforward interpretation is 'Up yours, pal!' according to Roger E. Axtell's book Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World."”

McCain slams Obama over Middle East at pro-Israel forum, 2008

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

GESTICULAR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 140 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 177
Its 28 boards, across 177 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
28
Boards found on
120
First board
177
Latest board
7
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

jenkinelPATRON

on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

GESTICULAR
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
10
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

GESTICULAR starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEGILRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Same letters, different word

2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

Words that start GESTIC

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found GESTICULAR?

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