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ETHERIAL
Definition of ETHERIAL
adjective
Archaic form of ethereal.
adjective
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
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Where it comes from
From ether + -ial.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETHERIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 105 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
ETHERIAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEHILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ETHERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found ETHERIAL?
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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