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ASTRAL
Definition of ASTRAL
adjective
Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
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.
ASTRAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASTRAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AALRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ASTRAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found ASTRAL?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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