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EXCIPLES
Definition of EXCIPLES
noun
plural of exciple
noun
The outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.
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Word DNA
EXCIPLES inherits its ancestry from its root, EXCIPLE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXCIPLE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXCIPLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXCIPLES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEILPSX - 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.
Could you have found EXCIPLES?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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