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EMOTE
Definition of EMOTE
verb
To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
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Where it comes from
The verb is a back-formation from emotion.
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.
EMOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
EMOTE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found EMOTE?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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