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UVULAR

/ˈjuːvjʊlə/6 letters

Definition of UVULAR

adjective

Of or relating to the uvula.

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Other senses

UVULAR carries 4 further meanings.

  1. adjective

    Of, relating to, or associated with the uvula.

  2. adjective

    Articulated by vibration of the uvula or with the back of the tongue near or touching the uvula.

  3. Of or pertaining to the uvula: as, uvular mucous membrane; uvular movements. Made with the uvula: said of r when produced by vibration of the uvula instead of by that of the tongue-tip, as commonly in parts of France and Germany and elsewhere.

  4. adjective

    Of or pertaining to a uvula.

Where it comes from

From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

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UVULAR in a sentence

I however consider myself to be anglicizing the whole name, but I certainly agree that saying it with no final /t/ wd be as pretentious as using a uvular r for the word.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Linguism | Language Blog, 2010

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UVULAR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 231 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 100
Its 30 boards, across 100 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
30
Boards found on
13
First board
99
Latest board
10
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

snowweiss

on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

UVULAR
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

UVULAR starts with U and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ALRUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.

Words that start UVULAR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

UVULARSUVULARLY

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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