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PLOSIVE
Definition of PLOSIVE
noun
A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
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Other senses
PLOSIVE carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Of, relating to, or being a speech sound produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release accompanied by a burst of air, as in the sound (p) in pit or (d) in dog.
noun
A plosive speech sound.
noun
Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug".
adjective
Produced in this way.
Where it comes from
Clipping of explosive.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
PLOSIVE in a sentence
“Yes, it's about a complete cessation of airflow with a sudden release -- a 'plosive' -- rather than a restriction causing 'fricative' turbulence.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLOSIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 110 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLOSIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EILOPSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of PLOSIVE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start PLOSIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found PLOSIVE?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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