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FESTINATE
Definition of FESTINATE
verb
To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1556; Borrowed from Latin festīnātus, perfect passive participle of festīnō (“to hurry”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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.
FESTINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FESTINATE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFINSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start FESTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FESTINATE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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