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ASHY
Definition of ASHY
adjective
Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English asshy, asky, equivalent to ash + -y.
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.
ASHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ASHY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AHSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found ASHY?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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