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FASCIATE
Definition of FASCIATE
verb
To bind.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin fasciātus, perfect passive participle of fasciō (“to swathe or bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FASCIATE · 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.
FASCIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FASCIATE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEFIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start FASCIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found FASCIATE?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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