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EXFOLIATIVE
Definition of EXFOLIATIVE
adjective
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From exfoliate + -ive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXFOLIATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXFOLIATIVE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFIILOTVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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 EXFOLIATIVE?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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