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EXHUME
Definition of EXHUME
verb
To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXHUME · 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.
EXHUME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 317 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXHUME starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHMUX - 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 EXHUME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXHUME?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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