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ANIMATIC
Definition of ANIMATIC
noun
An animated storyboard used as a rough preview of a film or advertisement.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ANIMATIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANIMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANIMATIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACIIMNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start ANIMAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ANIMATIC?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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