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EXTRUDE
Definition of EXTRUDE
verb
To push or thrust out.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin extrūdere.
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 (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXTRUDE · 4 relatives 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.
EXTRUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 114 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXTRUDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEERTUX - 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 EXTRUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXTRUDE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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