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AREFACTION
Definition of AREFACTION
noun
The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin arefacere.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AREFACTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 149, 16 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AREFACTION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACEFINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found AREFACTION?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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