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AARTIS
Definition of AARTIS
noun
plural of aarti
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Word DNA
AARTIS inherits its ancestry from its root, AARTI.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (255)
branch · 1.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AARTI · 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.
AARTIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AARTIS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found AARTIS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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