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AEROPHONES
Definition of AEROPHONES
noun
plural of aerophone
noun
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
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Word DNA
AEROPHONES inherits its ancestry from its root, AEROPHONE.
How it is built
Same root, AEROPHONE · 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.
AEROPHONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEROPHONES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEHNOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start AEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found AEROPHONES?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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