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THRAPPLE
Definition of THRAPPLE
noun
The throat, especially the gullet or windpipe.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Late Middle English thropul, þropul (“trachea, windpipe”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly a variant of throte-bolle (“laryngeal prominence, Adam’s apple; larynx; epiglottis; animal’s esophagus or neck; flesh covering throat of a deer”) [and other forms] (whence English throat-boll (obsolete)), from Old English þrotbolla [and other forms], from þrote (“throat”) + bolla (“bowl”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow; to swell up”)). The verb is derived from the noun.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,132)
How it is built
Same root, THRAPPLE · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
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THRAPPLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First found by a player on Day 152, 19 October 2026.
Built from these letters
THRAPPLE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHLPPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start THRAPP
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