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OCCLUDE
Definition of OCCLUDE
verb
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OCCLUDE · 5 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.
OCCLUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 220 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OCCLUDE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCDELOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OCCLUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OCCLUDE?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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