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ANISEED
Definition of ANISEED
noun
The seedlike fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavoring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English anece seed, aneys seede, annys sede, equivalent to anise + seed.
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.
ANISEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANISEED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEINS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ANISEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANISEED?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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