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DIVAGATES
Definition of DIVAGATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of divagate
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Word DNA
DIVAGATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DIVAGATE.
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 (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIVAGATE · 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.
DIVAGATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIVAGATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEGISTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start DIVAGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIVAGATES?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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