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EXUVIUM
Definition of EXUVIUM
noun
Synonym of exuviae.
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Where it comes from
Perhaps from Latin exuvium, or perhaps an independent back-formation from exuvia, under the impression that exuvia is the plural of a Latin second-declension neuter noun exuvium, whereas exuvia is in reality the regularised first-declension singular of Latin exuviae.
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
Same root, EXUVIUM · 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.
EXUVIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 91, 19 August 2026.
Built from these letters
EXUVIUM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EIMUUVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found EXUVIUM?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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