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ETESIAN
Definition of ETESIAN
adjective
Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin etesius (“annual”), from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”), from ἔτος (étos, “year”).
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.
ETESIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETESIAN starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEEINST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ETESIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found ETESIAN?
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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