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EFFULGE
Definition of EFFULGE
verb
to radiate, shine or beam
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin effulgere (“to shine forth”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulge(re).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EFFULGE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EFFULGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EFFULGE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFFGLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start EFFULG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EFFULGE?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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