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ARIL
Definition of ARIL
noun
A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
1785. From New Latin arillus (compare modern French arille and the English doublet arillus), from Medieval Latin arilli. (Can this etymology be sourced?)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ARIL · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ARIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARIL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ARIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ARIL?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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