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EXACERBATION
Definition of EXACERBATION
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English exacerbacyoun, from Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.
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.
EXACERBATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXACERBATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABCEEINORTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXACERBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXACERBATION?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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