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EXPULSION
Definition of EXPULSION
noun
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (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.
EXPULSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 381 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 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 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPULSION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EILNOPSUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXPULS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPULSION?
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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