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ETIOLATED
Definition of ETIOLATED
adjective
Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
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Where it comes from
From etiolate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); modelled after French étiolé, the past participle of étioler (“to become pale and weak, etiolate”), from Norman étieuler (“to become plant stalks left over after harvesting to be used as fodder or for thatching”), probably from éteule (“plant stalks left over after harvesting, stubble”) + -er (suffix forming verbs). Éteule is derived from Old French esteule (“straw”), from Latin stipula (“plant stalk; plant stalk left over after harvesting, stubble; straw”), from Proto-Italic *stipelā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“to be stiff; erect”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,575)
How it is built
Same root, ETIOLATE · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETIOLATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ETIOLATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEILOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start ETIOLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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