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ANCESTRAL
Definition of ANCESTRAL
adjective
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”), equivalent to ancestor + -al.
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.
ANCESTRAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANCESTRAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACELNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANCEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ANCESTRAL?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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