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REPROBATES
Definition of REPROBATES
noun
plural of reprobate
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Word DNA
REPROBATES inherits its ancestry from its root, REPROBATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REPROBATE · 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.
REPROBATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 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
REPROBATES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEEOPRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear 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.
Words that start REPROB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REPROBATES?
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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