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AVERSE
Definition of AVERSE
adjective
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).
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.
AVERSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
AVERSE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEERSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start AVERSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found AVERSE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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