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DEVIATE
Definition of DEVIATE
verb
To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French dévier.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEVIATE · 3 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.
DEVIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DEVIATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEITV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEVIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found DEVIATE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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