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APPLAUSE
Definition of APPLAUSE
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“to strike against, to applaud”) (whence applaud).
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.
APPLAUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
Built from these letters
APPLAUSE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAELPPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and P appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start APPLAU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found APPLAUSE?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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