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ABALONE
Definition of ABALONE
noun
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)
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.
ABALONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ABALONE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABELNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ABALONE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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