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AMMONITES
Definition of AMMONITES
noun
plural of ammonite
noun
Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
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Word DNA
AMMONITES inherits its ancestry from its root, AMMONITE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,234)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AMMONITE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMMONITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMMONITES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIMMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start AMMONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AMMONITES?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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