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EXFOLIATION
Definition of EXFOLIATION
noun
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXFOLIATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXFOLIATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEFIILNOOTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXFOLIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXFOLIATION?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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