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ARRIERE
Definition of ARRIERE
noun
That which is behind or subordinate; the rear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
French arrière. See arrear.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,118)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ARRIERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARRIERE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIRRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found ARRIERE?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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