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UMBRAE
Definition of UMBRAE
noun
plural of umbra
noun
The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object. The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
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Word DNA
UMBRAE inherits its ancestry from its root, UMBRA.
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 (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UMBRA · 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.
UMBRAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UMBRAE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found UMBRAE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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