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INDUCT
Definition of INDUCT
verb
To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
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Where it comes from
Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English induct, borrowed from Latin inductus, perfect passive participle of indūcō, equivalent to induce + -tus (past participle suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INDUCT · 6 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.
INDUCT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INDUCT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDINTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start INDUCT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found INDUCT?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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