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COLONIES
Definition of COLONIES
noun
plural of colony
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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.
COLONIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLONIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start COLONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found COLONIES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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