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GOWNS
Definition of GOWNS
noun
plural of gown
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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.
GOWNS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GOWNS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GNOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 GOWNS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found GOWNS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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