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UNIVERSAL
Definition of UNIVERSAL
adjective
Of or pertaining to the universe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations 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, UNIVERSAL · 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.
UNIVERSAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 63 boards so far. 200 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
UNIVERSAL starts with U and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEILNRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNIVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found UNIVERSAL?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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