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ESPLANADE
Definition of ESPLANADE
noun
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
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Where it comes from
1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from either Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”) or Italian spianata, form of spianare (of the same meaning), both from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”).
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.
ESPLANADE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ESPLANADE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEELNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start ESPLAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ESPLANADE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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