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AETHER
Definition of AETHER
noun
Alternative spelling of ether.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AETHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 72 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AETHER starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEEHRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start AETHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found AETHER?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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