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EXCORIATED
Definition of EXCORIATED
verb
simple past and past participle of excoriate
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Word DNA
EXCORIATED inherits its ancestry from its root, EXCORIATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXCORIATE · 3 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.
EXCORIATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 392 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXCORIATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEIORTX - 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 EXCORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXCORIATED?
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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