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GESTICULATION
Definition of GESTICULATION
noun
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English gesticulation, from Latin gesticulatio.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GESTICULATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GESTICULATION starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEGIILNOSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and I appear more than once.
Words that start GESTICULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GESTICULATION?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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