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ANIMATER
Definition of ANIMATER
noun
Alternative form of animator.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From animate + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ANIMATOR · 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.
ANIMATER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANIMATER starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEIMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ANIMAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found ANIMATER?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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