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ANTLERS
Definition of ANTLERS
noun
plural of antler
noun
A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
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Word DNA
ANTLERS inherits its ancestry from its root, ANTLER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTLER · 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.
ANTLERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANTLERS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AELNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found ANTLERS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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