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EXOCARP
Definition of EXOCARP
noun
The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From exo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); exo- + -carp.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXOCARP · 1 relative 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.
EXOCARP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXOCARP starts with E and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ACEOPRX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found EXOCARP?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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