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ALEATORY
Definition of ALEATORY
adjective
Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor (“dice-player”), from ālea (“a die”).
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.
ALEATORY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 45 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALEATORY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAELORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ALEATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found ALEATORY?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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