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AMELIORATING
Definition of AMELIORATING
verb
present participle and gerund of ameliorate
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Word DNA
AMELIORATING inherits its ancestry from its root, AMELIORATE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,141)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AMELIORATE · 3 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.
AMELIORATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMELIORATING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AAEGIILMNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start AMELIORA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found AMELIORATING?
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