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EYEWASH
Definition of EYEWASH
noun
The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From eye + wash. Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)).
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.
EYEWASH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EYEWASH starts with E and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEEHSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EYEWAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found EYEWASH?
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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