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ANADROMOUS
Definition of ANADROMOUS
adjective
That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surface analysis, ana- + -dromous.
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.
ANADROMOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 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 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANADROMOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADMNOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found ANADROMOUS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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