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TUMESCE
Definition of TUMESCE
verb
To become tumescent; to expand or inflate.
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Other senses
TUMESCE carries 2 further meanings.
intransitive & transitive verb
To become or cause to become tumescent.
verb
expand abnormally
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TUMESCE · 3 relatives 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.
TUMESCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUMESCE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TUMESC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found TUMESCE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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