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ATMOSPHERE
Definition of ATMOSPHERE
noun
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.
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.
ATMOSPHERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ATMOSPHERE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHMOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ATMOSP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ATMOSPHERE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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