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PRIMEVAL
Definition of PRIMEVAL
adjective
Belonging to the first ages.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.
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
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% 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.
PRIMEVAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRIMEVAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEILMPRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PRIMEV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found PRIMEVAL?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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