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UNDULATE
Definition of UNDULATE
verb
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,444)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNDULATE · 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.
UNDULATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 65 boards so far. 648 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNDULATE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADELNTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UNDULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found UNDULATE?
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