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ATTRIT
Definition of ATTRIT
verb
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
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Where it comes from
From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ATTRIT · 8 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.
ATTRIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATTRIT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AIRTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ATTRIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ATTRIT?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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