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EXPOSITIONAL
Definition of EXPOSITIONAL
adjective
Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From exposition + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EXPOSITION · 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.
EXPOSITIONAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
EXPOSITIONAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEIILNOOPSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXPOSITI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPOSITIONAL?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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