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EXHALE
Definition of EXHALE
verb
To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
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.
EXHALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXHALE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLX - 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 EXHALE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXHALE?
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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