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INVALIDATE
Definition of INVALIDATE
verb
To make invalid (especially in to contract law)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (814)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INVALIDATE · 4 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.
INVALIDATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INVALIDATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEIILNTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and A appear more than once.
Words that start INVALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found INVALIDATE?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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