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UVULAE
Definition of UVULAE
noun
plural 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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Another sense
UVULAE carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of uvula.
Word DNA
UVULAE inherits its ancestry from its root, UVULA.
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 (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UVULA · 2 relatives in the game
UVULAE in a sentence
“And those of the soft palate are the levator veli palatini, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus, tensor veli palatini and musculus uvulae.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UVULAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 335 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UVULAE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AELUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found UVULAE?
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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