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AETHERIC
Definition of AETHERIC
adjective
Alternative spelling of etheric.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
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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.
AETHERIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AETHERIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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 AETHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found AETHERIC?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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