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ATHENAEUM
Definition of ATHENAEUM
noun
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
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.
ATHENAEUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATHENAEUM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ATHENAEUM?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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