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ABYSMAL
Definition of ABYSMAL
adjective
Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From abysm + -al. Compare abyssal.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABYSMAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 138 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ABYSMAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABLMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ABYSMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ABYSMAL?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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