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ESPIER
Definition of ESPIER
noun
One who espies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From espy + -er.
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.
ESPIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ESPIER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEIPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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.
Words that start ESPIER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ESPIER?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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