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EARTHQUAKE
Definition of EARTHQUAKE
noun
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English erthequake, corresponding to earth + quake. Displaced Middle English eorð byfung (“earthquake”) from Old English eorþbeofung (literally “earth shaking”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EARTHQUAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EARTHQUAKE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHKQRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EARTHQ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found EARTHQUAKE?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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