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EDIFIES
Definition of EDIFIES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of edify
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Word DNA
EDIFIES inherits its ancestry from its root, EDIFY.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EDIFY · 2 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.
EDIFIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EDIFIES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIIS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear 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 EDIFIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found EDIFIES?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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