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LEGATES
Definition of LEGATES
noun
plural of legate
noun
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
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Word DNA
LEGATES inherits its ancestry from its root, LEGATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Old English
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEGATE · 5 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.
LEGATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEGATES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LEGATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found LEGATES?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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