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INSTIGATOR
Definition of INSTIGATOR
noun
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
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Where it comes from
From Latin īnstīgātor (“stimulator”), from īnstīgāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō (“to incite, set on, stimulate, rouse or urge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab; to puncture; to goad”)) + -or (from -ō (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (suffix forming nouns denoting authority or burden)); cognate with French instigateur. By surface analysis, instigate + -or.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INSTIGATOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
INSTIGATOR starts with I and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AGIINORSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start INSTIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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