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CENTRIFUGE
Definition of CENTRIFUGE
noun
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CENTRIFUGE · 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.
CENTRIFUGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CENTRIFUGE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEFGINRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CENTRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CENTRIFUGE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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