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ANELE
Definition of ANELE
verb
To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English anelen, anelien, from Middle English an- (“on”) + Middle English elen (“to anoint”), from Old English ēle (“oil”). Compare English anoil.
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.
ANELE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANELE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ANELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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