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AESTIVAL
Definition of AESTIVAL
adjective
Alternative spelling of estival.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin aestivalis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AESTIVAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AESTIVAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAEILSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start AESTIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found AESTIVAL?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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