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DEVIATES
Definition of DEVIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of deviate
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Word DNA
DEVIATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEVIATE.
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.
DEVIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 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 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEVIATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEISTV - 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 DEVIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DEVIATES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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