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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.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).
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.
EXHUME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 152 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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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