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REFORMATES
Definition of REFORMATES
noun
plural of reformate
noun
The product of a hydrocarbon reforming process; an intermediate in the production of fuels such as gasoline.
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Word DNA
REFORMATES inherits its ancestry from its root, REFORM.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,695)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REFORM · 6 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.
REFORMATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 141, 8 October 2026.
Built from these letters
REFORMATES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEFMORRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.
Words that start REFORM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REFORMATES?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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