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FICTIVE
Definition of FICTIVE
adjective
Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French fictif.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (276)
branch · 15.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FICTIVE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 128 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FICTIVE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEFIITV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FICTIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found FICTIVE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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