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VARIEGATE
Definition of VARIEGATE
verb
To add variety to something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”).
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
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VARIEGATE · 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.
VARIEGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VARIEGATE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEGIRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start VARIEG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VARIEGATE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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