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AILANTHUS
Definition of AILANTHUS
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven. In particular, Ailanthus altissima.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).
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.
AILANTHUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AILANTHUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAHILNSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AILANT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AILANTHUS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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