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BATHYAL
Definition of BATHYAL
adjective
Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bathy- + -al.
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.
BATHYAL in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 45 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BATHYAL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABHLTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found BATHYAL?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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