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UVULAS
Definition of UVULAS
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
UVULAS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of uvula.
Word DNA
UVULAS inherits its ancestry from its root, UVULA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UVULA · 1 relative in the game
UVULAS in a sentence
“We have two children, both of whom have antecedents, as well as dangling participles—sort of like uvulas.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UVULAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 318 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UVULAS starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ALSUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found UVULAS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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