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TEMPERA
Definition of TEMPERA
noun
A paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian tempera.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,294)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TEMPERA · 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.
TEMPERA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEMPERA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEEMPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TEMPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found TEMPERA?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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