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EXODUS
Definition of EXODUS
noun
A sudden departure of a large number of people.
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Where it comes from
From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.
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.
EXODUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 189 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXODUS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEOSUX - 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.
Words that start EXODUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found EXODUS?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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