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EQUIPOISE

/ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/9 letters

Definition of EQUIPOISE

noun

A state of balance; equilibrium.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From equi- + poise.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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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.

EQUIPOISE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 96
Its 7 boards, across 96 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
7
Boards found on
40
First board
96
Latest board
18
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

ghostfeet

on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Also on

Built from these letters

EQUIPOISE
9
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

EQUIPOISE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIIOPQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start EQUIPO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

EQUIPOISEDEQUIPOISESEQUIPOTENTEQUIPOISINGEQUIPOLLENTEQUIPOLLENCEEQUIPOLLENTSEQUIPOLLENCESEQUIPOLLENTLYEQUIPONDERANTEQUIPOTENTIAL

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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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.

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