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IDEATES
Definition of IDEATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of ideate
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Word DNA
IDEATES inherits its ancestry from its root, IDEATE.
How it is built
Same root, IDEATE · 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.
IDEATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IDEATES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found IDEATES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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