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ABLAUTS
Definition of ABLAUTS
noun
plural of ablaut
noun
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
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Word DNA
ABLAUTS inherits its ancestry from its root, ABLAUT.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (894)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ABLAUT · 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.
ABLAUTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABLAUTS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABLSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found ABLAUTS?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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