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SYNDICATES
Definition of SYNDICATES
noun
plural of syndicate
noun
A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
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Word DNA
SYNDICATES inherits its ancestry from its root, SYNDICATE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYNDICATE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYNDICATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 70 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNDICATES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEINSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears 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 SYNDIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYNDICATES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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