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OPALESCENT
Definition of OPALESCENT
adjective
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,168)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OPALESCENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 182 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
OPALESCENT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEELNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OPALES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found OPALESCENT?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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