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QUADRATES
Definition of QUADRATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of quadrate
adjective
Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
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Word DNA
QUADRATES inherits its ancestry from its root, QUADRAT.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUADRAT · 3 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.
QUADRATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUADRATES starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEQRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUADRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found QUADRATES?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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