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OCCLUDES
Definition of OCCLUDES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of occlude
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Another sense
OCCLUDES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occlude.
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
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
OCCLUDES in a sentence
“What recalcitrance of personality occludes the possibility of love?”
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 2 boards so far. 140 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 39 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
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?
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