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AEMULE
Definition of AEMULE
verb
Obsolete form of emulate (“to emulate”).
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EMULATE · 6 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.
AEMULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEMULE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found AEMULE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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