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HONEYDEW
Definition of HONEYDEW
noun
A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from honey + dew, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1). The adjective is derived from the noun.
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.
HONEYDEW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HONEYDEW starts with H and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read DEEHNOWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HONEYD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found HONEYDEW?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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