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INVESTIGATOR
Definition of INVESTIGATOR
noun
One who investigates.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate + -or.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INVESTIGATOR 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 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INVESTIGATOR starts with I and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEGIINORSTTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start INVESTIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INVESTIGATOR?
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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