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FORNICATES
Definition of FORNICATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of fornicate
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Another sense
FORNICATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fornicate.
Word DNA
FORNICATES inherits its ancestry from its root, FORNICATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORNICATE · 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.
FORNICATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 58 boards so far. 180 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORNICATES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEFINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FORNIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FORNICATES?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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