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ALEE
Definition of ALEE
adverb
On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a- + lee.
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.
ALEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALEE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found ALEE?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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