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ELIDES
Definition of ELIDES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of elide
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Another sense
ELIDES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elide.
Word DNA
ELIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, ELIDE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELIDE · 3 relatives in the game
ELIDES in a sentence
“He said it "kind of elides the apparent fact that Descriptions don't actually have any SEO weight.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELIDES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ELIDES?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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