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PRATERS
Definition of PRATERS
noun
plural of prater
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Word DNA
PRATERS inherits its ancestry from its root, PRATE.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, PRATE · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Polish, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRATERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRATERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEPRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found PRATERS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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