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JINX
Definition of JINX
noun
A hex; an evil spell.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
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.
JINX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 85 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JINX starts with J and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read IJNX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J and X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found JINX?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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