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AUTISTIC
Definition of AUTISTIC
adjective
Having, characteristic of, or relating to autism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From autism + -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner.
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.
AUTISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
AUTISTIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACIISTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and I appear more than once.
Words that start AUTIST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUTISTIC?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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