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AZIMUTH
Definition of AZIMUTH
noun
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
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Where it comes from
From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”).
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.
AZIMUTH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
AZIMUTH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHIMTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AZIMUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found AZIMUTH?
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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