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DICTATE
Definition of DICTATE
noun
An order or command.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin dictātum (“a thing said, something dictated”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō (“pronounce or declare repeatedly; dictate”), frequentative of dīcō (“say, speak”). Doublet of diktat.
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
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DICTATE · 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.
DICTATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DICTATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEITT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start DICTAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DICTATE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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