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PERCOLATIVE
Definition of PERCOLATIVE
adjective
That percolates
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From percolate + -ive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PERCOLATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERCOLATIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILOPRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PERCOLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found PERCOLATIVE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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