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AVIATOR
Definition of AVIATOR
noun
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French aviateur. By surface analysis, avi- + -ator
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.
AVIATOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AVIATOR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAIORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found AVIATOR?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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