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APOLUNE
Definition of APOLUNE
noun
The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From apo- (“far”) + Latin lūna (“moon”).
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.
APOLUNE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOLUNE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AELNOPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found APOLUNE?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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