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ULULATE

/ˈjuːljuleɪt/7 letters

Definition of ULULATE

verb

To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.

First ever to find it

mkarat

on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ULULATE
7
Letters
4
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ULULATE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AELLTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and L appear more than once.

Words that start ULULAT

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

ULULATEDULULATESULULATINGULULATIONULULATIONS

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