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FLUCTUATE
Definition of FLUCTUATE
verb
To vary irregularly; to swing.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1630; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLUCTUATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
FLUCTUATE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFLTTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and T appear more than once.
Words that start FLUCTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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