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EPAULETS
Definition of EPAULETS
noun
plural of epaulet
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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.
EPAULETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPAULETS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEELPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPAULE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found EPAULETS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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