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IRRADIATES
Definition of IRRADIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of irradiate
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Word DNA
IRRADIATES inherits its ancestry from its root, IRRADIATE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,614)
How it is built
Same root, IRRADIATE · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IRRADIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 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
IRRADIATES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEIIRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, R and A appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start IRRADI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IRRADIATES?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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