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ATTABOY

/ˈætəˌbɔɪ/7 letters

Definition of ATTABOY

interjection

Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

A variant pronunciation of That's the boy!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ATTABOY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
111
First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

lasrasoror

on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ATTABOY
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ATTABOY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AABOTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once, including a double letter.

Could you have found ATTABOY?

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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.

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