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JAPERIES
Definition of JAPERIES
noun
plural of japery
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Another sense
JAPERIES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of japery.
Word DNA
JAPERIES inherits its ancestry from its root, JAPE.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,351)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JAPE · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old Norse, Old Occitan, Swedish.
JAPERIES in a sentence
“If Rorty is not embarrassed by such clumsy japeries, what about his publisher, the Harvard University Press?”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JAPERIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 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
JAPERIES starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEIJPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JAPERIES?
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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