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ABRADE
Definition of ABRADE
verb
To rub or wear off; erode.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ABRADE · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABRADE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ABRADE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABDER - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ABRADE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ABRADE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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