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INCHOATIVES
Definition of INCHOATIVES
noun
plural of inchoative
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Word DNA
INCHOATIVES inherits its ancestry from its root, INCHOATIVE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INCHOATIVE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INCHOATIVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INCHOATIVES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEHIINOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start INCHOAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INCHOATIVES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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