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HAYWARD
Definition of HAYWARD
noun
One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hay + ward.
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.
HAYWARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAYWARD starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADHRWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found HAYWARD?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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