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DERIVED
Definition of DERIVED
adjective
Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
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Where it comes from
From derive + -ed.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DERIVE · 3 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.
DERIVED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DERIVED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEEIRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DERIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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