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MACULATURES
Definition of MACULATURES
noun
plural of maculature
MACULATURE
noun
Blotting paper.
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Word DNA
MACULATURES inherits its ancestry from its root, MACULE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MACULE · 10 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.
MACULATURES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 147 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 135, 2 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACULATURES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACELMRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and U appear more than once.
Words that start MACULAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found MACULATURES?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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