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AERONOMY
Definition 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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aero- (“air”) + -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
AERONOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AERONOMY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEMNOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AERONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AERONOMY?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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