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EXCHANGE
Definition of EXCHANGE
noun
An act of exchanging or trading.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex-, with pronunciation following. By surface analysis, ex- + change.
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.
EXCHANGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXCHANGE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEGHNX - 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 EXCHAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXCHANGE?
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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