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MODALITIES
Definition of MODALITIES
noun
plural of modality
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Word DNA
MODALITIES inherits its ancestry from its root, MODALITY.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,125)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MODALITY · 1 relative 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.
MODALITIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 121 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MODALITIES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEIILMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MODALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MODALITIES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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