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YOUTHQUAKE
Definition of YOUTHQUAKE
noun
A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
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Where it comes from
From youth + quake, by analogy with earthquake. Coined by American magazine editor Diana Vreeland in 1965.
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.
YOUTHQUAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 59, 18 July 2026.
Built from these letters
YOUTHQUAKE starts with Y and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHKOQTUUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found YOUTHQUAKE?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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