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AMPERSAND
Definition of AMPERSAND
noun
The symbol "&".
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A mondegreen of and per se and, ⟨&⟩ being read as “and”. Letters used by themselves were formerly mentioned according to this pattern, as in “O per se O” for the particle O or “I per se I” for the pronoun I. “And per se and” thus meant ⟨&⟩ by itself, as opposed to forms such as &c. The specific form ampersand is first attested in 1795, originally as a mocking pronunciation spelling, but this name for the symbol is attested since 1777 (as ampuse and), when it is already called common (see quotations).
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.
AMPERSAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 72 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMPERSAND starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADEMNPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AMPERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found AMPERSAND?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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