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SEXTILE

/ˈsɛks.taɪl/7 letters

Definition of SEXTILE

adjective

Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SEXTILE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 98
Its 7 boards, across 98 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
7
Boards found on
73
First board
98
Latest board
12
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

chloej

on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Also on

Built from these letters

SEXTILE
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SEXTILE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start SEXTIL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SEXTILESSEXTILLIONSEXTILLIONS

Could you have found SEXTILE?

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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.

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