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PONDERATE
Definition of PONDERATE
verb
To have weight or influence.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin ponderatus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PONDERATE · 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.
PONDERATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PONDERATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEENOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PONDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found PONDERATE?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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