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ADAPTIONS
Definition of ADAPTIONS
noun
plural of adaption
ADAPTATION · via adaption
noun
The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
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Word DNA
ADAPTIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, ADAPTATION.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ADAPTATION · 2 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.
ADAPTIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADAPTIONS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADINOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ADAPTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ADAPTIONS?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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