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AVUNCULAR
Definition of AVUNCULAR
adjective
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin avunculāris, from Classical Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”) + -āris (“-ar”).
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.
AVUNCULAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 213 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AVUNCULAR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AACLNRUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and U appear more than once.
Words that start AVUNCU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found AVUNCULAR?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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