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ALES
Definition of ALES
noun
plural of ale
ALE
symbol
ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aleut.
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Word DNA
ALES inherits its ancestry from its root, ALE.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- Icelandic
- Dutch
- Proto-Germanic
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
9 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, ALE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Latin, Russian.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AELS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ALES?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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