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FORMULATES
Definition of FORMULATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of formulate
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Word DNA
FORMULATES inherits its ancestry from its root, FORMULATE.
How it is built
Same root, FORMULATE · 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.
FORMULATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORMULATES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFLMORSTU - 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.
Could you have found FORMULATES?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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