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ANTHERAL

/ˈænθəɹəl/8 letters

Definition of ANTHERAL

adjective

Relating to an anther.

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Where it comes from

From anther + -al.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective3 syllablescompound-al

Same root, ANTHER · 4 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ANTHERAL in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 3 boards so far.

Day 1Day 168
Its 3 boards, across 168 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
3
Boards found on
108
First board
150
Latest board
41
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 108, 5 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.

First ever to find it

prismaticskyePATRON

on Day 108, 5 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ANTHERAL
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ANTHERAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAEHLNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that start ANTHER

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found ANTHERAL?

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 108 - and most players walked straight past it.

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