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INADEQUATES
Definition of INADEQUATES
noun
plural of inadequate
adjective
Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
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Word DNA
INADEQUATES inherits its ancestry from its root, INADEQUATE.
How it is built
Same root, INADEQUATE · 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.
INADEQUATES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 96 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INADEQUATES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEEINQSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start INADEQU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found INADEQUATES?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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