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ENUMERATION
Definition of ENUMERATION
noun
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (817)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ENUMERATION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENUMERATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENUMERATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNNORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENUMERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENUMERATION?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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