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ESOTERICA
Definition of ESOTERICA
noun
Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised.
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Other senses
ESOTERICA carries 2 further meanings.
noun plural
Esoteric matters or items.
noun
secrets known only to an initiated minority
Word DNA
How it is built
ESOTERICA in a sentence
“At a time when most indie bands believe in nothing more challenging than tight jeans and catchy tunes, this kind of esoterica is to be applauded, even if Surfing the Void's lyrics about "the chaos of oblivion" and "clouds of diamond dust" don't seem to add up to much at all.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ESOTERICA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ESOTERICA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of ESOTERICA. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start ESOTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ESOTERICA?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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