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EFFECT
Definition of EFFECT
noun
The result or outcome of a cause.
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Where it comes from
Of the noun: from Middle English effect, from Old French effect (modern French effet), from Latin effectus (“an effect, tendency, purpose”), from efficiō (“accomplish, complete, effect”); see effect as a verb. Displaced Old English fremming, fremednes from fremman. Of the verb: from Middle English effecten, partly from Medieval Latin effectuō, from Latin effectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō (“accomplish, complete, do, effect”), from ex (“out”) + faciō (“do, make”) (see fact and compare affect, infect) and partly from the noun effect.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EFFECT · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EFFECT in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EFFECT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEFFT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start EFFECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EFFECT?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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