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EXPURGATES
Definition of EXPURGATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of expurgate
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXPURGATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EXPURGATES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGPRSTUX - 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 EXPURG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXPURGATES?
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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