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NOVALIA
Definition of NOVALIA
noun
waste lands newly reclaimed
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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.
NOVALIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First found by a player on Day 46, 5 July 2026.
Built from these letters
NOVALIA starts with N and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAILNOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A 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.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found NOVALIA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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