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APOSTLE
Definition of APOSTLE
noun
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
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.
APOSTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APOSTLE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AELOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start APOSTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found APOSTLE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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