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EGRETS
Definition of EGRETS
noun
plural of egret
noun
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
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Word DNA
EGRETS inherits its ancestry from its root, EGRET.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (198)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EGRET · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EGRETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EGRETS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found EGRETS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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