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HEATWAVES
Definition of HEATWAVES
noun
plural of heatwave
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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.
HEATWAVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEATWAVES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHSTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found HEATWAVES?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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