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MACERATES
Definition of MACERATES
noun
plural of macerate
verb
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by (or as if by) soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
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Word DNA
MACERATES inherits its ancestry from its root, MACERATE.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,623)
How it is built
Same root, MACERATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MACERATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACERATES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEEMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MACERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found MACERATES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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