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GRACKLE
Definition of GRACKLE
noun
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
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Other senses
GRACKLE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Any of several blackbirds of the family Icteridae found throughout the Americas, especially those of the genus Quiscalus, having iridescent blackish plumage.
noun
Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula.
noun
In angling, the name of an artificial fly used in bass-fishing.
noun
Some or any bird of the genus Gracula, or of one of the synonymous genera, of the old world.
Where it comes from
From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GRACKLE · 1 relative 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.
GRACKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 248 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRACKLE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEGKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found GRACKLE?
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