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VARIATE
Definition of VARIATE
noun
Random variable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VARIATE · 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.
VARIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 80, 8 August 2026.
Built from these letters
VARIATE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEIRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VARIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VARIATE?
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 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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