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LEGITIMATE
Definition of LEGITIMATE
adjective
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēgitimō (“to make legal”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful”), originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from Latin lēx (“law”). Originally "lawfully begotten". The noun was derived from the adjective within English or earlier by substantivization (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), the verb from the adjective by conversion (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEGITIMATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
LEGITIMATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIILMTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, I and T appear more than once.
Words that start LEGITI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEGITIMATE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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