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EXCULPATES
Definition of EXCULPATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of exculpate
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Another sense
EXCULPATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate.
Word DNA
EXCULPATES inherits its ancestry from its root, EXCULPATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXCULPATE · 3 relatives in the game
EXCULPATES in a sentence
“Recently, I heard another conspiracy theory so brilliant in its Cartesian logic that it exculpates everyone involved.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXCULPATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
EXCULPATES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEELPSTUX - 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 EXCULP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXCULPATES?
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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