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AXIL
Definition of AXIL
noun
The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin axilla. Doublet of axilla.
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AXIL · 1 relative 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.
AXIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AXIL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AXIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found AXIL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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