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JAPANS
Definition of JAPANS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of japan
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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.
JAPANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
JAPANS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAJNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found JAPANS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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