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ILLUSIVE
Definition of ILLUSIVE
adjective
Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,695)
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.
ILLUSIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ILLUSIVE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIILLSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ILLUSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ILLUSIVE?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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