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OCCLUDES
Definition of OCCLUDES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of occlude
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Word DNA
OCCLUDES inherits its ancestry from its root, OCCLUDE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,497)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OCCLUDE · 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.
OCCLUDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 144 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
OCCLUDES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CCDELOSU - 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 OCCLUDES?
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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