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ADVANCES
Definition of ADVANCES
noun
plural of advance
verb
To promote or advantage. To help the progress of (something); to further. To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
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Word DNA
ADVANCES inherits its ancestry from its root, ADVANCE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ADVANCE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADVANCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ADVANCES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDENSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ADVANC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ADVANCES?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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