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LAUREATES
Definition of LAUREATES
noun
plural of laureate
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Word DNA
LAUREATES inherits its ancestry from its root, LAUREATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAUREATE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAUREATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAUREATES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEELRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start LAUREA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found LAUREATES?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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