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HEADROOM
Definition of HEADROOM
noun
The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From head + room.
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.
HEADROOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HEADROOM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEHMOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HEADRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found HEADROOM?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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