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ALEXANDER
Definition of ALEXANDER
noun
A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.
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.
ALEXANDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 75, 3 August 2026.
Built from these letters
ALEXANDER starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AADEELNRX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ALEXAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALEXANDER?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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