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ANUS
Definition of ANUS
noun
The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
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Where it comes from
Either from Middle French anus or Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). First attested in 1658. See also anal, annular, annelid.
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.
ANUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ANSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found ANUS?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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