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ELABORATE
Definition of ELABORATE
adjective
Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
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Where it comes from
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELABORATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELABORATE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEELORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start ELABOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found ELABORATE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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