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ALARM
Definition of ALARM
noun
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English alarme, alarom, borrowed from Middle French alarme, itself from Old Italian all'arme! (“to arms!, to the weapons!”), ultimately from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”).
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.
ALARM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 53, 12 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALARM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AALMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ALARM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found ALARM?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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