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EVOLUTION
Definition of EVOLUTION
noun
A change of position. A manoeuvre of troops or ships. A turning movement, especially of the body. A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis (“the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)”), from ēvolūtus, perfect passive participle of ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ex + volvō (“roll”). Compare typologically Czech vývoj, Serbo-Croatian развој, Russian разви́ть (razvítʹ), развива́ть (razvivátʹ), разви́ться (razvítʹsja), развива́ться (razvivátʹsja), Russian разви́тие (razvítije), related to Proto-Slavic *viti (whence Czech vít, Russian вить (vitʹ)).
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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.
EVOLUTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
EVOLUTION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EILNOOTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start EVOLUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EVOLUTION?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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