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AETIOLOGIC
Definition of AETIOLOGIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to an aetiology.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aetiology + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AETIOLOGY · 5 relatives 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.
AETIOLOGIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 175, 11 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 175, 11 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AETIOLOGIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEGIILOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start AETIOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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