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COLOGNE
Definition of COLOGNE
noun
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of eau de Cologne (French eau de Cologne), the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne. Doublet of colony
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COLOGNE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLOGNE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEGLNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found COLOGNE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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