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ALIMONY
Definition of ALIMONY
noun
A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
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Where it comes from
Known since the 17th century, from Latin alimōnia (“food, support, nourishment, sustenance”) (English aliment, as in alimentary), itself from alō (“to nourish”) + -mōnia (“action, state, condition”).
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.
ALIMONY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALIMONY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AILMNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found ALIMONY?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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