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ARENA
Definition of ARENA
noun
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand; arena”), from earlier harēna, from Old Latin hasēna, possibly from Etruscan; compare Sabine fasēna.
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.
ARENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 51, 10 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 71 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ARENA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAENR - 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.
Words that start ARENA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ARENA?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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