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RECTA
Definition of RECTA
noun
plural of rectum
noun
The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
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Word DNA
RECTA inherits its ancestry from its root, RECTUM.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RECTUM · 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.
RECTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
RECTA starts with R and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACERT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RECTA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found RECTA?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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