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ORIGINATED
Definition of ORIGINATED
verb
simple past and past participle of originate
verb
To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
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Word DNA
ORIGINATED inherits its ancestry from its root, ORIGINATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step 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, ORIGINATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ORIGINATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ORIGINATED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEGIINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start ORIGIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
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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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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