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UVULA
Definition of UVULA
noun
Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of ūva (“grape”).
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.
UVULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 511 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UVULA starts with U and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ALUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UVULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found UVULA?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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