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EARACHE
Definition of EARACHE
noun
A pain in the middle or inner ear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ear + ache.
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.
EARACHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EARACHE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEEHR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found EARACHE?
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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