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KINEMA
Definition of KINEMA
noun
Archaic form of cinema.
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Word DNA
KINEMA inherits its ancestry from its root, CINEMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CINEMA · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KINEMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KINEMA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEIKMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KINEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KINEMA?
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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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