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ABLATIVE
Definition of ABLATIVE
adjective
Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English ablative, ablatife, ablatyf, ablatif, from Old French ablatif (“the ablative case”), from Latin ablātīvus (“expressing removal”), from ablātus (“taken away”), from auferō (“to take away”). The engineering/nautical sense originates from ablate + -ive.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABLATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABLATIVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEILTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ABLATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ABLATIVE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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