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GLOBATE
Definition of GLOBATE
adjective
Having the form of a globe; spherical.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin globatus, past participle of globare (“to make into a ball”), from globus (“ball”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLOBATE · 1 relative 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.
GLOBATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLOBATE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEGLOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found GLOBATE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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