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ECESIS
Definition of ECESIS
noun
The process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek οἴκισις (oíkisis, “colonization”).
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.
ECESIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECESIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEISS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once.
Words that start ECESIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECESIS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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