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ATTRACTIVE
Definition of ATTRACTIVE
adjective
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractīvus, equivalent to attract + -ive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ATTRACTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATTRACTIVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEIRTTTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ATTRAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ATTRACTIVE?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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