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ALIAS
Definition of ALIAS
adverb
Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
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Where it comes from
From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.
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.
ALIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALIAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ALIAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ALIAS?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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