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ETHERICAL
Definition of ETHERICAL
adjective
Synonym of etheric.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ether + -ical.
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.
ETHERICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETHERICAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ETHERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ETHERICAL?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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