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EMULGENT
Definition of EMULGENT
adjective
Of a straining or purifying process.
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Where it comes from
From Latin emulgens, present participle of emulgere (“to milk out”); so called because the kidney was regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking, and so producing the urine.
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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.
EMULGENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EMULGENT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEGLMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMULGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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