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NICTITATED
Definition of NICTITATED
verb
simple past and past participle of nictitate
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Word DNA
NICTITATED inherits its ancestry from its root, NICTITATE.
How it is built
Same root, NICTITATE · 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.
NICTITATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 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
NICTITATED starts with N and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIINTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start NICTIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NICTITATED?
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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