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ADAPTIVE
Definition of ADAPTIVE
adjective
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From adapt + -ive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ADAPT · 8 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.
ADAPTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADAPTIVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEIPTV - 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.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ADAPTIVE?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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