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SIMILAR
Definition of SIMILAR
adjective
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
SIMILAR in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SIMILAR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AIILMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SIMILA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SIMILAR?
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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.
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