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EXPECTINGS
Definition of EXPECTINGS
noun
plural of expecting
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXPECTINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 57 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPECTINGS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEGINPSTX - 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 EXPECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPECTINGS?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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