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ELATION
Definition of ELATION
noun
An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELATION · 1 relative 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.
ELATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEILNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ELATION?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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