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ACCRUE
Definition of ACCRUE
verb
To increase, to rise
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Where it comes from
First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACCRUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACCRUE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACCERU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ACCRUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACCRUE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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