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ELEGANT
Definition of ELEGANT
adjective
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
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Where it comes from
From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).
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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.
ELEGANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELEGANT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELEGAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ELEGANT?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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