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HOWFS
Definition of HOWFS
noun
plural of howf
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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.
HOWFS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 54, 13 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HOWFS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FHOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found HOWFS?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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