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ANIMALS
Definition of ANIMALS
noun
plural of animal
noun
A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.
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Word DNA
ANIMALS inherits its ancestry from its root, ANIMAL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANIMAL · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Old English, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANIMALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANIMALS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ANIMAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ANIMALS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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