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DECORATIVE
Definition of DECORATIVE
adjective
That serves to decorate
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin decorātus + -ive. Cognate with French décoratif.
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECORATIVE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECORATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECORATIVE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEIORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DECORA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DECORATIVE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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