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EXQUISITE
Definition of EXQUISITE
adjective
Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin exquīsītus (“to be outsought”), perfect passive participle of exquīrō (“to outseek”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXQUISITE · 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.
EXQUISITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 164, 31 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXQUISITE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIIQSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X and Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXQUIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXQUISITE?
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 164 - and most players walked straight past it.
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