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PRODUCTIVE
Definition of PRODUCTIVE
adjective
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin productivus, equivalent to product + -ive.
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRODUCTIVE · 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.
PRODUCTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PRODUCTIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEIOPRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PRODUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found PRODUCTIVE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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