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EXCEL
Definition of EXCEL
verb
To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English excellen, from Old French exceller, from Latin excellere, excelsum; ex (“out”) + *cellō, an unattested verb root found in culmen (“height, top”); Compare French exceller. See also culminate, column.
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.
EXCEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXCEL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CEELX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXCEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXCEL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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