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JAPER
Definition of JAPER
noun
One who japes; a joker.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From jape + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, JAPE · 7 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JAPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JAPER starts with J and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEJPR - 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.
Words that start JAPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JAPER?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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