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ECBOLE
Definition of ECBOLE
noun
A digression, one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”).
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.
ECBOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECBOLE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEELO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ECBOLE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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