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OXALATES
Definition of OXALATES
noun
plural of oxalate
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Another sense
OXALATES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of oxalate.
Word DNA
OXALATES inherits its ancestry from its root, OXALATE.
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 (2,108)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OXALATE · 3 relatives in the game
OXALATES in a sentence
“Some women also find that cutting down on foods that contain compounds called oxalates -- including greens, chocolate, beans and nuts -- can make their urine less irritating and help ease vulvodynia pain.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OXALATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXALATES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAELOSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OXALAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OXALATES?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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