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AETHERS
Definition of AETHERS
noun
plural of aether
ETHER · via aether
noun
The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. The medium breathed by human beings; the air. The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AETHER · 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.
AETHERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AETHERS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEHRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 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 AETHERS?
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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