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PENETRATE

/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/9 letters

Definition of PENETRATE

verb

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

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Where it comes from

From Latin penētrātus, perfect passive participle of penētrō (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intrō (“to go in, enter”). Compare French pénétrer.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

rogrtheshrubber

on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

PENETRATE
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

PENETRATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEENPRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.

Words that start PENETR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

PENETRANTPENETRABLEPENETRABLYPENETRALIAPENETRANCEPENETRANCYPENETRANTSPENETRATEDPENETRATESPENETRATORPENETRALIANPENETRANCES

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