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KHALIFATES
Definition of KHALIFATES
noun
plural of khalifate
CALIPHATE · via khalifate
noun
Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KHALIFATE · 1 relative 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.
KHALIFATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KHALIFATES starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEFHIKLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start KHALIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KHALIFATES?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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