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INGRATIATES
Definition of INGRATIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of ingratiate
verb
To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
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Word DNA
INGRATIATES inherits its ancestry from its root, INGRATIATE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INGRATIATE · 2 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.
INGRATIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INGRATIATES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEGIINRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, A and T appear more than once.
Words that start INGRATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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