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AERONOMIES
Definition of AERONOMIES
noun
plural of aeronomy
noun
A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and of other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.
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Word DNA
AERONOMIES inherits its ancestry from its root, AERONOMY.
How it is built
Same root, AERONOMY · 1 relative 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.
AERONOMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AERONOMIES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start AERONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found AERONOMIES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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