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NOCTURNALS
Definition of NOCTURNALS
noun
plural of nocturnal
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Word DNA
NOCTURNALS inherits its ancestry from its root, NOCTURNAL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.8%
of traced words share this origin (2,661)
How it is built
Same root, NOCTURNAL · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Old English, Proto-Slavic, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NOCTURNALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOCTURNALS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACLNNORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start NOCTUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NOCTURNALS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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