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OREXIS
Definition of OREXIS
noun
The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite.
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Where it comes from
From Latin orexis (“longing; appetite”), from Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “desire”), from ὀρέγω (orégō, “to reach, stretch”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OREXIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
OREXIS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIORSX - 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 OREXIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OREXIS?
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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