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ANOMALY
Definition of ANOMALY
noun
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
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Where it comes from
From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (homalós, “even”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANOMALY · 2 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.
ANOMALY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
ANOMALY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AALMNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANOMAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found ANOMALY?
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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