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EARTHWAXES
Definition of EARTHWAXES
Wiktionary has no entry for EARTHWAXES itself. This is its base word, EARTHWAX.
noun
Ozocerite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for EARTHWAX.
From earth + wax.
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.
EARTHWAXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 98, 26 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EARTHWAXES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHRSTWX - 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.
Words that start EARTHW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EARTHWAXES?
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 98 - and most players walked straight past it.
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