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EXTRUDING
Definition of EXTRUDING
verb
present participle and gerund of extrude
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Word DNA
EXTRUDING inherits its ancestry from its root, EXTRUDE.
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 (23,888)
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.
EXTRUDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 163 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTRUDING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEGINRTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. 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 17
Could you have found EXTRUDING?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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