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AEROPAUSE
Definition of AEROPAUSE
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aero- + pause.
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.
AEROPAUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEROPAUSE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AEROPA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AEROPAUSE?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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