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FIGURATIVES
Definition of FIGURATIVES
noun
plural of figurative
adjective
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
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Word DNA
FIGURATIVES inherits its ancestry from its root, FIGURATIVE.
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 (888)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FIGURATIVE · 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.
FIGURATIVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 168, 4 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 168, 4 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIGURATIVES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFGIIRSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FIGURAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIGURATIVES?
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 168 - and most players walked straight past it.
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