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ULNA
Definition of ULNA
noun
The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ULNA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ULNA starts with U and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ALNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ULNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found ULNA?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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