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ANTHRAX
Definition of ANTHRAX
noun
An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “abscess, boil”).
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.
ANTHRAX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANTHRAX starts with A and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AAHNRTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ANTHRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found ANTHRAX?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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