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CODENAMES
Definition of CODENAMES
noun
plural of codename
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Word DNA
CODENAMES inherits its ancestry from its root, CODENAME.
How it is built
Same root, CODENAME · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CODENAMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 80, 8 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CODENAMES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found CODENAMES?
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 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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