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FRUCTIVE
Definition of FRUCTIVE
adjective
fructuous; fruitful
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fructife, fructyff, from Latin frūctus + -yf (modern -ive).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRUCTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRUCTIVE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEFIRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRUCTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found FRUCTIVE?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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