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BONCE
Definition of BONCE
noun
A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.
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Where it comes from
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to bonzer.
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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.
BONCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
BONCE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCENO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found BONCE?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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