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HIERATICAL
Definition of HIERATICAL
adjective
Alternative form of hieratic.
adjective
Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
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Word DNA
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.
HIERATICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 45, 4 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HIERATICAL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACEHIILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and A appear more than once.
Words that start HIERAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found HIERATICAL?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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