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FOOTWEAR
Definition of FOOTWEAR
noun
Accesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
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Where it comes from
From foot + -wear.
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.
FOOTWEAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FOOTWEAR starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEFOORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOTWE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found FOOTWEAR?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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