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RETICLES
Definition of RETICLES
noun
plural of reticle
noun
A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
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Word DNA
RETICLES inherits its ancestry from its root, RETICLE.
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 (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RETICLE · 1 relative 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.
RETICLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RETICLES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEILRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found RETICLES?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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