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OPERCULATE
Definition of OPERCULATE
adjective
Having an operculum.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).
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
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OPERCULATE · 1 relative 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.
OPERCULATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
OPERCULATE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEELOPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OPERCU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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