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RACHILLA
Definition of RACHILLA
noun
The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin rachilla, diminutive of rachis.
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 (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RACHILLA · 2 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.
RACHILLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
Built from these letters
RACHILLA starts with R and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACHILLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RACHILLA?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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