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MACULAE
Definition of MACULAE
noun
plural of macula
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Word DNA
MACULAE inherits its ancestry from its root, MACULA.
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 (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MACULA · 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.
MACULAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACULAE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACELMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MACULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MACULAE?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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