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REGALE
Definition of REGALE
noun
A feast, a meal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,611)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REGALE · 3 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.
REGALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
REGALE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REGALE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REGALE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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