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JOHNBOAT
Definition of JOHNBOAT
noun
a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off
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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.
JOHNBOAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 82, 10 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOHNBOAT starts with J and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABHJNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found JOHNBOAT?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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