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COGNITIVES
Definition of COGNITIVES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
COGNITIVES inherits its ancestry from its root, COGNITIVE.
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 (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COGNITIVE · 2 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.
COGNITIVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COGNITIVES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEGIINOSTV - 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.
Could you have found COGNITIVES?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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