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LIQUESCENT
Definition of LIQUESCENT
adjective
Melting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin liquēscēns, present participle of liquēscere. By surface analysis, liquesce + -ent
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
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% 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.
LIQUESCENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 66, 25 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIQUESCENT starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNQSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start LIQUES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LIQUESCENT?
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 66 - and most players walked straight past it.
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