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AFTERSUN
Definition of AFTERSUN
adjective
Describing a cooling or moisturizing lotion applied to the skin after exposure to the sun, especially to soothe sunburn.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From after- + sun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AFTERSUN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
AFTERSUN starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEFNRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start AFTERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found AFTERSUN?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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