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TEGULA
Definition of TEGULA
noun
A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin tegula (“a tile”), from tegō (“to cover”). Doublet of tile.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TEGULA · 2 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.
TEGULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEGULA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEGLTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TEGULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TEGULA?
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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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