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FRACTIONATE
Definition of FRACTIONATE
verb
To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
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Where it comes from
From fraction + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FRACTION · 13 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.
FRACTIONATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRACTIONATE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEFINORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start FRACTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FRACTIONATE?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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