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JAPONICAS
Definition of JAPONICAS
noun
plural of japonica
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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.
JAPONICAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JAPONICAS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACIJNOPS - 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.
Could you have found JAPONICAS?
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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