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EMOTICONS
Definition of EMOTICONS
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
EMOTICONS inherits its ancestry from its root, EMOTICON.
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.
EMOTICONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EMOTICONS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEIMNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found EMOTICONS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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