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APRICATION
Definition of APRICATION
noun
The act of apricating, or basking in the sun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From apricate + -ion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APRICATE · 5 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.
APRICATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APRICATION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACIINOPRT - 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 47
Could you have found APRICATION?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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