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FACEDOWN
Definition of FACEDOWN
adjective
Alternative form of face-down.
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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.
FACEDOWN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FACEDOWN starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACDEFNOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found FACEDOWN?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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