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AEROSHELL
Definition of AEROSHELL
noun
An aerodynamic shell that protects a spacecraft during travel from lift-off through the atmosphere from aerodynamic forces
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aero- + shell.
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.
AEROSHELL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
Built from these letters
AEROSHELL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLLORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start AEROSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AEROSHELL?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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