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AMETHYST
Definition of AMETHYST
noun
A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English ametist, from Old French ametiste (French améthyste), from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “to be drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”). The name was based on the ancient belief that amethyst gemstones could prevent intoxication. People in ancient Greece and Rome would wear amethyst or drink from cups made of amethyst to ward off the effects of alcohol.
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.
AMETHYST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMETHYST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEHMSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start AMETHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AMETHYST?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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