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CLIMATE
Definition of CLIMATE
noun
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,601)
branch · 12.6% 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.
CLIMATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLIMATE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEILMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 CLIMAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CLIMATE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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