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ORDINATE
Definition of ORDINATE
noun
The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
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Where it comes from
Partly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directly borrowed from Latin ōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of ōrdinō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of ordain. Sense 5 of the verb is from a back-formation from ordination.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ORDINATE · 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.
ORDINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ORDINATE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ORDINA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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