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VALIDATING
Definition of VALIDATING
verb
present participle and gerund of validate
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Word DNA
VALIDATING inherits its ancestry from its root, VALIDATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VALIDATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VALIDATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VALIDATING starts with V and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AADGIILNTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start VALIDA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found VALIDATING?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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