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SECRETION
Definition of SECRETION
noun
Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SECRETION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SECRETION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SECRETION starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SECRET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found SECRETION?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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