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GLACIATION
Definition of GLACIATION
noun
The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
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Where it comes from
From French glaciation, from glace (“ice”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,056)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLACIATION · 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.
GLACIATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLACIATION starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACGIILNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start GLACIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found GLACIATION?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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