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MACHINATES
Definition of MACHINATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of machinate
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Word DNA
MACHINATES inherits its ancestry from its root, MACHINATE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MACHINATE · 2 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.
MACHINATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACHINATES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHIMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MACHIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found MACHINATES?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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