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BINNY

/ˈbɪni/5 letters

Definition of BINNY

noun

Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni or Barbus bynni), a species of yellowfish found in the Nile.

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Where it comes from

Unknown. The species name was spelled binny by one early taxonomist. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllables

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

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

BINNY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far.

Day 1Day 170
Its 2 boards, across 170 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
166
First board
169
Latest board
3
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

lensie

on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

BINNY
5
Letters
1
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

BINNY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BINNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.

Could you have found BINNY?

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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.

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