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DECLARE
Definition of DECLARE
verb
To make clear, explain, interpret.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% 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.
DECLARE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
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
DECLARE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEELR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DECLAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found DECLARE?
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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