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PERFOLIATE
Definition of PERFOLIATE
adjective
Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin perfoliāta, from Latin per- (“through”) + the feminine of Latin foliātus (“foliate”).
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.
PERFOLIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
PERFOLIATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFILOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PERFOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PERFOLIATE?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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