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SERIAL
Definition of SERIAL
adjective
Having to do with or arranged in a series.
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Where it comes from
Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Italian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SERIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SERIAL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEILRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SERIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found SERIAL?
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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