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JIGSAW
Definition of JIGSAW
noun
A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From jig + saw.
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.
JIGSAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JIGSAW starts with J and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AGIJSW - 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 JIGSAW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found JIGSAW?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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