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EXPOUNDER
Definition of EXPOUNDER
noun
A person who expounds or explains
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English expounder, expounere, expowner, expownere; equivalent to expound + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXPOUND · 2 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.
EXPOUNDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPOUNDER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEENOPRUX - 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 EXPOUN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found EXPOUNDER?
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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