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DERIVATES
Definition of DERIVATES
noun
plural of derivate
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Word DNA
DERIVATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DERIVATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step 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
Same root, DERIVATE · 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.
DERIVATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DERIVATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DERIVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found DERIVATES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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