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INVADES
Definition of INVADES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of invade
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Word DNA
INVADES inherits its ancestry from its root, INVADE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INVADE · 3 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.
INVADES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 81, 9 August 2026.
Built from these letters
INVADES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEINSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start INVADE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INVADES?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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