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PETECHIAL
Definition of PETECHIAL
adjective
Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia + -al.
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PETECHIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PETECHIAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHILPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found PETECHIAL?
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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