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HYDRATE
Definition of HYDRATE
noun
A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYDRATE · 3 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.
HYDRATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HYDRATE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEHRTY - 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 HYDRAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found HYDRATE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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