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ERYTHEMAL
Definition of ERYTHEMAL
adjective
Relating to, or causing erythema
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From erythema + -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.
ERYTHEMAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 91 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ERYTHEMAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLMRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ERYTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
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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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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