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APIARY
Definition of APIARY
noun
A place where bees and their hives are kept.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
17th century, from Latin apiārium, from apis (“bee”).
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.
APIARY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APIARY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAIPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found APIARY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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