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EARWAX
Definition of EARWAX
noun
A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English erewax, from ere + wax. Equivalent to ear + 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.
EARWAX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 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 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
EARWAX starts with E and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AAERWX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found EARWAX?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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