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ASTRAY
Definition of ASTRAY
adverb
Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”), from late Medieval Latin extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagārī (“to wander, stray”).
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.
ASTRAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ASTRAY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AARSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
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 32
Could you have found ASTRAY?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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