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SALIVATION
Definition of SALIVATION
noun
The process of producing saliva.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin salīvātiō.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SALIVATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALIVATION starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAIILNOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start SALIVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found SALIVATION?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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