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EXPLOSIVE
Definition of EXPLOSIVE
adjective
Able to, or likely to, explode.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin explōs-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explōdō + the suffix -ive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
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.
EXPLOSIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 119 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 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 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPLOSIVE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILOPSVX - 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 EXPLOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPLOSIVE?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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