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JACOBIN
Definition of JACOBIN
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Jacobin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Jacobin, q.v. In reference to birds, via French jacobine, from a supposed resemblance to the Dominicans' formerly standard hood or coloring. In reference to soup, via French soupe à la Jacobine.
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.
JACOBIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JACOBIN starts with J and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCIJNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found JACOBIN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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