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ASTROLABE
Definition of ASTROLABE
noun
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% 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.
ASTROLABE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 112 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
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
ASTROLABE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABELORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ASTROL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found ASTROLABE?
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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