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PAUCAL
Definition of PAUCAL
adjective
Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
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Where it comes from
From Latin paucālis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural paucī (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -ālis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,191)
How it is built
Same root, PAUCAL · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PAUCAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAUCAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACLPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found PAUCAL?
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