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DIRECTIVE
Definition of DIRECTIVE
adjective
That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (326)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIRECTIVE · 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.
DIRECTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIRECTIVE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start DIRECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found DIRECTIVE?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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