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EXCLUDE
Definition of EXCLUDE
verb
To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXCLUDE · 5 relatives 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.
EXCLUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
EXCLUDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEELUX - 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 EXCLUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXCLUDE?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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