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AIRING
Definition of AIRING
noun
Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; an instance of this. An act of taking an animal (especially a dog or horse) into the open air for exercise. An act of riding or walking in the open air for exercise or leisure.
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Where it comes from
From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like terms from verbs, denoting acts of doing something, actions, or the embodiment of action; and forming the present participles of verbs).
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.
AIRING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 88, 16 August 2026.
Built from these letters
AIRING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGIINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I 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.
Could you have found AIRING?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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