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ALLUSION
Definition of ALLUSION
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
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Where it comes from
From Latin allūsiōnem, accusative singular of allūsiō (“the act of playing with”), from allūdō (“play with; allude”), from al-, combining form of ad (“to”), + lūdō (“play”): compare French allusion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,886)
branch · 15.2% of traced words
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.
ALLUSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALLUSION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AILLNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ALLUSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALLUSION?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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