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EARTHFLAXES
Definition of EARTHFLAXES
Wiktionary has no entry for EARTHFLAXES itself. This is its base word, EARTHFLAX.
noun
asbestos
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for EARTHFLAX.
From earth + flax.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EARTHFLAX · 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.
EARTHFLAXES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 17, 6 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 142 days.
Built from these letters
EARTHFLAXES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEFHLRSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found EARTHFLAXES?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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