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FORMULATE
Definition of FORMULATE
verb
To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From formula + -ate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FORMULATE · 3 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.
FORMULATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FORMULATE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFLMORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORMUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FORMULATE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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