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XERASIA
Definition of XERASIA
noun
Dryness and brittleness of the hair.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ξηρασία (xērasía), from ξηρός (xērós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XERASIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XERASIA starts with X and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEIRSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XERASI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found XERASIA?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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