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AURELIA
Definition of AURELIA
noun
The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Italian aurelia (“chrysalis”), from Latin aureus (“golden”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AURELIA · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AURELIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AURELIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEILRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AURELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found AURELIA?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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