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GALAXY
Definition of GALAXY
noun
The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), shortening of γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kúklos, “milky circle”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
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.
GALAXY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
GALAXY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGLXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found GALAXY?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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