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AEROBE
Definition of AEROBE
noun
Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Derived from French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.
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.
AEROBE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEROBE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found AEROBE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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