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ANODAL
Definition of ANODAL
adjective
Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at an anode.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From anode + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ANODE · 10 relatives 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.
ANODAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANODAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AADLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ANODAL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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