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ASPERGE
Definition of ASPERGE
verb
To sprinkle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ASPERGE · 2 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.
ASPERGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 60, 19 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ASPERGE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ASPERG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found ASPERGE?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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