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EMOTICON
Definition of EMOTICON
noun
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication. A graphic made up of text characters to represent such emotion; a smiley. An image or graphic icon used to represent such emotions; an emoji.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of emotion + icon. Unrelated to emoji.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EMOTICON · 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.
EMOTICON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EMOTICON starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEIMNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found EMOTICON?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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