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APRICATING
Definition of APRICATING
verb
present participle and gerund of apricate
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APRICATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APRICATING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AACGIINPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start APRICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found APRICATING?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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