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AERIALIST
Definition of AERIALIST
noun
An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.
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Where it comes from
From aerial + -ist.
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.
AERIALIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AERIALIST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AAEIILRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start AERIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found AERIALIST?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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