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AREOLAE
Definition of AREOLAE
noun
plural of areola
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Another sense
AREOLAE carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of areola.
Word DNA
AREOLAE inherits its ancestry from its root, AREOLA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AREOLA · 2 relatives in the game
AREOLAE in a sentence
“And it's not like viewers saw nipple or areolae, viewers saw cleavage.”
Dr. Logan Levkoff: Those Bad Breasts - Take II (Katy Perry Edition), 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AREOLAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 72 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AREOLAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEELOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AREOLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found AREOLAE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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