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TARANTULAS
Definition of TARANTULAS
noun
plural of tarantula
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Word DNA
TARANTULAS inherits its ancestry from its root, TARANTULA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Italian
- Latin
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TARANTULA · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TARANTULAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TARANTULAS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAALNRSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and A appear more than once.
Words that start TARANT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TARANTULAS?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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