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EQUATORIAL
Definition of EQUATORIAL
adjective
Of, near, or relating to the equator.
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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.
EQUATORIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 63, 22 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EQUATORIAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAEILOQRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EQUATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found EQUATORIAL?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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