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EXTRUSION
Definition of EXTRUSION
noun
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
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Where it comes from
Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).
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 (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXTRUSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 187 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTRUSION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EINORSTUX - 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 EXTRUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXTRUSION?
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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