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ASTRONOMICAL

/ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/12 letters

Definition of ASTRONOMICAL

adjective

Of or relating to astronomy.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

Attested since at least 1550, from Middle French astronomique or directly from Latin astronomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός (astronomikós).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ASTRONOMICAL in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 99
Its 24 boards, across 99 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
24
Boards found on
9
First board
97
Latest board
18
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.

First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.

Built from these letters

ASTRONOMICAL
12
Letters
5
Vowels
7
Consonants
10
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ASTRONOMICAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACILMNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.

Words that start ASTRONOM

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

ASTRONOMYASTRONOMERASTRONOMICASTRONOMERSASTRONOMIESASTRONOMISEASTRONOMIZEASTRONOMICALLY

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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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.

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