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PROCTODAEA
Definition of PROCTODAEA
noun
plural of proctodaeum
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Word DNA
PROCTODAEA inherits its ancestry from its root, PROCTODEUM.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations 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
Same root, PROCTODEUM · 5 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.
PROCTODAEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 80, 8 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PROCTODAEA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACDEOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and A appear more than once.
Words that start PROCTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROCTODAEA?
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 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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