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ABOITEAU
Definition of ABOITEAU
noun
Alternative form of aboideau.
noun
A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
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Word DNA
ABOITEAU inherits its ancestry from its root, ABOIDEAU.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,269)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ABOIDEAU · 5 relatives 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.
ABOITEAU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABOITEAU starts with A and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read AABEIOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found ABOITEAU?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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