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NAUTICAL
Definition of NAUTICAL
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) or its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), + -al (adjectival suffix). Nauticus is from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjecival suffix). Compare later nautic. With use as noun compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NAUTICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 127 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
NAUTICAL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACILNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start NAUTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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