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MULTIPLY
Definition of MULTIPLY
verb
To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MULTIPLY · 3 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.
MULTIPLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
MULTIPLY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ILLMPTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Words that start MULTIP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MULTIPLY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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