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SPECIATE
Definition of SPECIATE
verb
To form new biological species by the division of an existing one
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SPECIATE · 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.
SPECIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPECIATE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SPECIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found SPECIATE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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