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JAYWALKINGS
Definition of JAYWALKINGS
Wiktionary has no entry for JAYWALKINGS itself. This is its base word, 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
The origin recorded for JAYWALK.
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.
JAYWALKINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 83, 11 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JAYWALKINGS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAGIJKLNSWY - 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 JAYWALK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JAYWALKINGS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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