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PERCALES
Definition of PERCALES
noun
plural of percale
noun
A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
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Word DNA
PERCALES inherits its ancestry from its root, PERCALE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,194)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PERCALE · 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.
PERCALES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERCALES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEELPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PERCAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found PERCALES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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