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ELAN
Definition of ELAN
noun
Uncommon spelling of élan.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELAN starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AELN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ELAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found ELAN?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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