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PENUMBRAE
Definition of PENUMBRAE
noun
plural of penumbra
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
PENUMBRAE carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of penumbra.
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin pēnumbrae.
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 (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
PENUMBRAE in a sentence
“It's a double-edged sword: Once they started finding "penumbrae," the courts turned it around on us and made up all sorts of stuff to NARROW our rights and expanded the power of government.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PENUMBRAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PENUMBRAE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEMNPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PENUMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found PENUMBRAE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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