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CONTRADICT
Definition of CONTRADICT
verb
To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
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Where it comes from
Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words).
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 (26,072)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CONTRADICT · 1 relative 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.
CONTRADICT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CONTRADICT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACCDINORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and T appear more than once.
Words that start CONTRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CONTRADICT?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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