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EQUIVALENT
Definition of EQUIVALENT
adjective
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
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Where it comes from
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent. Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete (See evenmete).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EQUIVALENT · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Middle 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.
EQUIVALENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EQUIVALENT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNQTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EQUIVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
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