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ADAGE
Definition of ADAGE
noun
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.
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.
ADAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ADAGE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEG - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ADAGE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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