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ARABESQUE
Definition of ARABESQUE
noun
An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”). By surface analysis, Arab + -esque.
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.
ARABESQUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
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
ARABESQUE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEEQRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ARABES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ARABESQUE?
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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