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PETALS
Definition of PETALS
noun
plural of petal
noun
One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
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Word DNA
PETALS inherits its ancestry from its root, PETAL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (975)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PETAL · 3 relatives 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.
PETALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PETALS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AELPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
10 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found PETALS?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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