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ANIL
Definition of ANIL
noun
The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.
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.
ANIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANIL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ANIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found ANIL?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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