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EVECTION
Definition of EVECTION
noun
Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.
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Where it comes from
From Latin evectiōnem, from evectiō (“act of carrying”), from evect-, past participle stem of evehō (“to carry together”), combination of ex- and vehō.
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.
EVECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 104, 1 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 104, 1 September 2026.
Built from these letters
EVECTION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEINOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EVECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EVECTION?
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 104 - and most players walked straight past it.
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