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AERATES
Definition of AERATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of aerate
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Word DNA
AERATES inherits its ancestry from its root, AERATE.
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 (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AERATE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names 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.
AERATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AERATES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEERST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found AERATES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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