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ULEXITES
Definition of ULEXITES
noun
plural of ulexite
noun
A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O, noted for its fibers which transmit light by internal reflection, such that a piece with flat faces perpendicular to the fibers' orientation displays an image of whatever is adjacent to its other side.
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Word DNA
ULEXITES inherits its ancestry from its root, ULEXITE.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (909)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ULEXITE · 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.
ULEXITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ULEXITES starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEILSTUX - 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.
Could you have found ULEXITES?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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