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ERGATIVE
Definition of ERGATIVE
adjective
With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐργᾰ́της (ergắtēs, “labourer, worker”) + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘belong or relating to; of the nature of; serving to; tending to’ forming adjectives).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ERGATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERGATIVE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ERGATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found ERGATIVE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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