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AGAR
Definition of AGAR
noun
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
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.
AGAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AGAR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAGR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A 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 AGAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found AGAR?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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