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ANALOGUES
Definition of ANALOGUES
noun
plural of analogue
ANALOG · via analogue
adjective
In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
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Word DNA
ANALOGUES inherits its ancestry from its root, ANALOGUE.
How it is built
Same root, ANALOGUE · 1 relative 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.
ANALOGUES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANALOGUES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEGLNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANALOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found ANALOGUES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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