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ALAS
Definition of ALAS
interjection
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.
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.
ALAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 63, 22 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ALAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AALS - 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 ALAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found ALAS?
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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