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CALIPHATES
Definition of CALIPHATES
noun
plural of caliphate
noun
Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
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Another sense
CALIPHATES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of caliphate.
Word DNA
CALIPHATES inherits its ancestry from its root, CALIPHATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALIPHATE · 11 relatives in the game
CALIPHATES in a sentence
“Beck is a leftover from the religious fanatics who came to America to set up their own "caliphates" and didn't waste any time in torturing, hanging and burning other Americans.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CALIPHATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALIPHATES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CALIPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CALIPHATES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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