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ELUDE
Definition of ELUDE
verb
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).
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.
ELUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELUDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELUDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found ELUDE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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