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EXPIRIES
Definition of EXPIRIES
noun
plural of expiry
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Word DNA
EXPIRIES inherits its ancestry from its root, EXPIRE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXPIRE · 6 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.
EXPIRIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 157, 24 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 157, 24 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPIRIES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEIIPRSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found EXPIRIES?
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 157 - and most players walked straight past it.
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