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KARATES
Definition of KARATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of karate
noun
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KARAT · 2 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.
KARATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KARATES starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEKRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start KARATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found KARATES?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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