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RETICULE
Definition of RETICULE
noun
A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French réticule, from Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticulum, and Reticulum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,639)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RETICULE · 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.
RETICULE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 225 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RETICULE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEILRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RETICU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found RETICULE?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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