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SUBORDINATE
Definition of SUBORDINATE
adjective
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SUBORDINATE · 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.
SUBORDINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 140 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SUBORDINATE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABDEINORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SUBORDI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SUBORDINATE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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