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FUMIGATES
Definition of FUMIGATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of fumigate
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Another sense
FUMIGATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fumigate.
Word DNA
FUMIGATES inherits its ancestry from its root, FUMIGATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,444)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUMIGATE · 3 relatives in the game
FUMIGATES in a sentence
“Mustafa Quraishi/Associated Press A municipal worker fumigates a government neighborhood in New Delhi.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUMIGATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FUMIGATES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFGIMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FUMIGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FUMIGATES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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