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EXTENDS
Definition of EXTENDS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of extend
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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.
EXTENDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTENDS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEENSTX - 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 EXTEND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXTENDS?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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