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PENULTIMATE
Definition of PENULTIMATE
adjective
Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Latin paenultimus (“penultimate”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”). Equivalent to pene- + ultimate. Compare French pénultième.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PENULTIMATE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PENULTIMATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 160 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PENULTIMATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILMNPTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start PENULTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PENULTIMATE?
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