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PECTINEAL
Definition of PECTINEAL
adjective
Of or relating to the pecten.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -eal.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PECTINEAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 112, 9 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 112, 9 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PECTINEAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILNPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PECTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PECTINEAL?
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 112 - and most players walked straight past it.
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