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JAYWALK
Definition of JAYWALK
verb
To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”) + walk.
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.
JAYWALK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 83, 11 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 51, 10 July 2026.
Built from these letters
JAYWALK starts with J and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AAJKLWY - 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.
Words that start JAYWAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JAYWALK?
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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