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XEROPHAGIES
Definition of XEROPHAGIES
noun
plural of xerophagy
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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.
XEROPHAGIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XEROPHAGIES starts with X and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHIOPRSX - 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.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found XEROPHAGIES?
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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