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LUXATION
Definition of LUXATION
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
LUXATION carries 4 further meanings.
noun
The act of luxating (a bone), or forcing it from its proper place or articulation.
noun
The state of being luxated; a dislocation, as of a joint.
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
Where it comes from
From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation.
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
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LUXATION · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUXATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 107 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUXATION starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AILNOTUX - 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 mean much the same
Near-synonyms of LUXATION. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found LUXATION?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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