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EXCORIATES
Definition of EXCORIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of excoriate
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Another sense
EXCORIATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate.
Word DNA
EXCORIATES 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 (9,487)
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.
EXCORIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXCORIATES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIORSTX - 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.
Could you have found EXCORIATES?
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