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HAYMAKER
Definition of HAYMAKER
noun
A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker.
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.
HAYMAKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAYMAKER starts with H and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEHKMRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HAYMAK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found HAYMAKER?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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