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JUNCTURES
Definition of JUNCTURES
noun
plural of juncture
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Word DNA
JUNCTURES inherits its ancestry from its root, JUNCTURE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JUNCTURE · 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.
JUNCTURES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JUNCTURES starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEJNRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found JUNCTURES?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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