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VOTIVE
Definition of VOTIVE
adjective
Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French votif, from Latin vōtīvus (“votive”), from vōtum (“vow”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,639)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VOTIVE · 1 relative 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.
VOTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VOTIVE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIOTVV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. V appears more than once.
Words that start VOTIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VOTIVE?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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