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ADAPT
Definition of ADAPT
verb
To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADAPT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ADAPT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AADPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ADAPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found ADAPT?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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