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COGNITIVE
Definition of COGNITIVE
adjective
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“to get to know”) + -īvus (adjective suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COGNITIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 105 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COGNITIVE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEGIINOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start COGNIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found COGNITIVE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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