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ELEVATION
Definition of ELEVATION
noun
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELEVATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELEVATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELEVAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found ELEVATION?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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