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LITERATI
Definition of LITERATI
noun
Well-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LITERATI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LITERATI starts with L and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read AEIILRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start LITERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LITERATI?
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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