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EXPUNGES
Definition of EXPUNGES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of expunge
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Another sense
EXPUNGES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge.
Word DNA
EXPUNGES inherits its ancestry from its root, EXPUNGE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXPUNGE · 4 relatives in the game
EXPUNGES in a sentence
“According to Ms. Olson, full withdrawal is often better for taxpayers' credit ratings because it expunges the lien from the record immediately, whereas a release leaves it on the record for at least seven years.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXPUNGES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXPUNGES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGNPSUX - 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 EXPUNG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPUNGES?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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