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ABOVEGROUND
Definition of ABOVEGROUND
adjective
Alternative spelling of above ground.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From above + ground.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ABOVE · 2 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.
ABOVEGROUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ABOVEGROUND starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEGNOORUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ABOVEGROUND?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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