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AFTERMATH
Definition of AFTERMATH
noun
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AFTERMATH · 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.
AFTERMATH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AFTERMATH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AAEFHMRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear 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 AFTERM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AFTERMATH?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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