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RECITATIVE
Definition of RECITATIVE
noun
dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.
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Where it comes from
From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RECITATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RECITATIVE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIIRTTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, I and T appear more than once.
Words that start RECITA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RECITATIVE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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