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COUNTERPOISE
Definition of COUNTERPOISE
noun
A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French contrepois, contrepeser, later assimilated to poise.
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.
COUNTERPOISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
COUNTERPOISE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEINOOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start COUNTERP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found COUNTERPOISE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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