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EXFOLIATED
Definition of EXFOLIATED
verb
simple past and past participle of exfoliate
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Word DNA
EXFOLIATED inherits its ancestry from its root, EXFOLIATE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,155)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXFOLIATE · 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.
EXFOLIATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 154 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXFOLIATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFILOTX - 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 EXFOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found EXFOLIATED?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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