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MULCT
Definition of MULCT
noun
A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French mulcter (“to fine, punish”), from Latin mulcta (“penalty, fine”). Possibly a doublet of milk.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MULCT · 3 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.
MULCT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MULCT starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CLMTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MULCT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found MULCT?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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