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AREOLOGY
Definition of AREOLOGY
noun
The scientific observation and study of the planet Mars's geology; geology of Mars.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From areo- + -logy.
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.
AREOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AREOLOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGLOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O 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 AREOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found AREOLOGY?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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