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RADIAL
Definition of RADIAL
adjective
Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin radiālis (“radial”), from Latin radius. By surface analysis, radius + -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 (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RADIAL · 7 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.
RADIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 145 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RADIAL starts with R and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AADILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start RADIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found RADIAL?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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