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ALEWIVES
Definition of ALEWIVES
noun
plural of alewife
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Another sense
ALEWIVES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of alewife.
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALEWIVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALEWIVES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEILSVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ALEWIVES?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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