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ANIMALITY
Definition of ANIMALITY
noun
The nature of an animal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French animalité or its etymon Late Latin animālitās. By surface analysis, animal + -ity.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANIMALITY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 6, 27 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANIMALITY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAIILMNTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start ANIMAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found ANIMALITY?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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